The Golden Crown Hotel
Ampitiya, Kandy — 113.7 km from Bandaranaike (CMB), about 2 hr 52 min. Fixed fares from Rs 20,270, agreed before you fly.
About The Golden Crown Hotel
The Golden Crown Hotel is in Ampitiya, Kandy, about 2 hr 52 min by road from Bandaranaike International Airport. Booking and travel sites report 2 restaurants and bars, including On-site restaurant and Bar/lounge. Check-in is reported as 14:00 and check-out as 12:00. Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door at a fixed price.
Getting there from the airport
Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door. One fixed price for the whole car, agreed before you fly, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
Location
7.26786, 80.66630
Guía del visitante: The Golden Crown Hotel
Lo que conviene saber antes de ir. Última revisión el 06-10-2026 por el equipo de investigación de TaxiList. Cada dato indica hasta qué punto es fiable.
- On-site restaurant: Open to guests and non-guests
- Bar/lounge
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Fitness centre
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free parking with valet service
- Room service
Near The Golden Crown Hotel
Places to visit close to the hotel. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Day trips from The Golden Crown Hotel
Further afield. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
The Golden Crown Hotel is a five-star property set in Ampitiya, on the edge of Kandy, in a setting shaped as much by its surroundings as by the building itself: the hotel sits amid working paddy fields rather than in the denser hotel district around Kandy Lake, giving it an open, rural outlook that's unusual for a hotel of this size so close to the city. Unlike several of the other hotels covered here, the Golden Crown is an independently operated property rather than part of an international hotel chain, and its facilities are built and run entirely under its own brand.
With 156 rooms and suites, it's a substantial property by Kandy standards, and rooms are fitted to a consistent modern standard: air conditioning, flat-screen satellite television, and private bathrooms with bidets throughout, with bathrobes, slippers and toiletries provided as standard across room categories. Some categories add a separate seating area and an in-room kettle and minibar.
Facilities include a full-service spa, an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre and a restaurant, along with a bar/lounge and a separate poolside bar. Valet parking is provided free of charge, and the hotel runs a manager's reception for guests, a touch more often associated with larger international-standard properties than with Kandy's typically smaller hill-country hotels.
Kandy itself is Sri Lanka's hill capital and its most important Buddhist religious centre, built around the lake at its heart and the hills that rise steeply on every side, and the paddy-field setting of the Golden Crown places it on the greener, more agricultural fringe of that landscape rather than in the compact, colonial-era streets of the old town. It gives guests a genuinely different outlook from a central Kandy hotel, open fields and hillside rather than lake and rooftops, while still keeping them within the city's boundaries.
Your transfer to The Golden Crown Hotel
The Golden Crown Hotel is south-east of the centre of Kandy, the point the quoted distance is measured to.
The nearest hotel on this site is Earl’s Regency in Tennekumbura, about 1.6 km away.
What it costs
| Vehicle | Seats | Typically | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy car | 3–4 | Alto, Aqua, Axio | Rs 20,270 | Book |
| Van, SUV and group | 4–50 | Every, Vezel, Toyota KDH, Coaster | Rs 26,540 | Book |
| Premium car | 3–4 | Camry | Rs 36,290 | Book |
One price for the whole car, not per seat. Drivers and fleets set their own rates, so these are typical prices from our system, not a guarantee — your actual quote can differ. Quoted by the same engine that prices your booking, for the 113.7 km shown — your own quote reflects the exact address, the time of day and any waiting time. See all 9 vehicle classes ↓
Questions about this transfer
How much is a taxi from Colombo airport to The Golden Crown Hotel?
From Rs 20,270 for the 113.7 km, about 2 hr 52 min. That is a fixed price for the whole car, quoted before you book, not a meter reading.
How long does the transfer to The Golden Crown Hotel take?
About 2 hr 52 min in normal traffic. Arrivals at Bandaranaike are busiest in the early morning, when the long-haul flights land together.
Will the driver wait if my flight is late?
Yes. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it. There is no automatic flight tracking yet, so if you are delayed, message your driver on the number in your confirmation. Extended waiting beyond the pickup window is chargeable on a point-to-point transfer, and the terms say by how much.
Can I book a return transfer from The Golden Crown Hotel?
Yes — the same journey in reverse, at the same fixed price, booked at the same time or later.
All vehicle classes and prices
| Vehicle | Seats | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini / Small Car | 3–4 | Rs 20,270 | Book |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Rs 22,550 | Book |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Rs 24,320 | Book |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Rs 26,540 | Book |
| SUV | 4–5 | Rs 26,980 | Book |
| Van | 8–14 | Rs 28,310 | Book |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Rs 36,290 | Book |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Rs 37,630 | Book |
| Bus | 30–50 | Rs 51,810 | Book |
Every class, every price, none hidden. Each Book button opens the booking form for this transfer with that class chosen.
Book your transfer through us
- Fixed price in advance, for the whole car. No meter.
- Your driver's profile is shown before you book.
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
- Day trips from the hotel can be booked from the cards above.
How this transfer works
One fixed price for the whole car, not per seat. There is no meter, so the figure you are quoted is the figure the booking honours. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it.
The return leg from The Golden Crown Hotel is the same journey booked the other way, at the same price, and can be arranged now or later in your stay. Departures want you at Bandaranaike three hours before a long-haul flight, so add the 2 hr 52 min back to that.
Before you book
- Taxis in Kandy — what the roads do at different times of day, and how being collected here works.
- Airport transfers — meeting your driver, luggage, child seats and how payment works.
- The airport to Kandy route — the drive itself, in detail.
- A driver for several days — the usual arrangement for anyone travelling beyond Kandy.
- The district map — where Kandy sits, and what is around it.