Blue Wave Beach Cabanas
Porutota, Negombo — 11.5 km from Bandaranaike (CMB), about 26 min. Fixed fares from Rs 1,720, agreed before you fly.
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
7.23800, 79.84250
Day trips from Blue Wave Beach Cabanas
Nothing in our guide is close to this hotel, so these are the nearest day trips. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Blue Wave Beach Cabanas is a small guesthouse-scale property on Poruthota Road in Negombo, directly on the beachfront in the Porutota area that runs along the town's main hotel strip. With five air-conditioned rooms across apartment, twin, double, triple and family configurations, it sits at the smaller end of Negombo's accommodation, closer in scale to a family-run guesthouse than to the resort hotels further along the same beach.
Rooms carry a flat-screen TV, air conditioning, an electric kettle and a minibar, with private bathrooms fitted with a bath and bidet, and select rooms open onto a balcony. The Blue Wave Beach Restaurant, on site, serves seafood and international dishes across breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the property also runs a separate bar and snack bar.
Guest activities lean toward the informal: a cooking class and occasional live music are offered on site, and the property will help arrange walking tours and bike tours out into Negombo itself rather than running large-scale excursions of its own. A 24-hour front desk, room service and free public parking round out the practical side, and the guesthouse is one of a smaller number of properties in the area that accepts pets.
What Blue Wave Beach Cabanas offers is less about scale and more about a direct, beachfront position at guesthouse prices — a smaller, simpler alternative to Negombo's larger hotel properties, for a traveller who wants to be steps from the sand without the size or cost of a full resort.
Your transfer to Blue Wave Beach Cabanas
Porutota, where Blue Wave Beach Cabanas is, is north of the centre of Negombo, the point the quoted distance is measured to.
What it costs
| Vehicle | Seats | Typically | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy car | 3–4 | Alto, Aqua, Axio | Rs 1,720 | Book |
| Van, SUV and group | 4–50 | Every, Vezel, Toyota KDH, Coaster | Rs 2,490 | Book |
| Premium car | 3–4 | Camry | Rs 3,890 | 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 11.5 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 Blue Wave Beach Cabanas?
From Rs 1,720 for the 11.5 km, about 26 min. That is a fixed price for the whole car, quoted before you book, not a meter reading.
How long does the transfer to Blue Wave Beach Cabanas take?
About 26 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 Blue Wave Beach Cabanas?
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 1,720 | Book |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Rs 1,910 | Book |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Rs 2,170 | Book |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Rs 2,490 | Book |
| SUV | 4–5 | Rs 2,550 | Book |
| Van | 8–14 | Rs 2,740 | Book |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Rs 3,890 | Book |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Rs 4,080 | Book |
| Bus | 30–50 | Rs 6,380 | 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 Blue Wave Beach Cabanas 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 26 min back to that.
Before you book
- Taxis in Negombo — 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 Negombo route — the drive itself, in detail.
- A driver for several days — the usual arrangement for anyone travelling beyond Negombo.
- The district map — where Negombo sits, and what is around it.