Airport taxi to The Grand Kandyan
Sangaraja Mawatha, Kandy — met in arrivals at Bandaranaike and driven to the door, for a price agreed before you fly.
What it costs
| Vehicle | Seats | Typically | Fixed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini / Small Car | 3–4 | Alto, Wagon R | Rs 14,000 |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Aqua, Fit | Rs 15,850 |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Axio, Premio | Rs 18,300 |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Every, Noah, Voxy | Rs 19,550 |
| SUV | 4–5 | Vezel, CR-V | Rs 22,000 |
| Van | 8–14 | Toyota KDH | Rs 23,300 |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Coaster, Rosa | Rs 28,350 |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Camry, Mercedes, Audi | Rs 30,500 |
| Bus | 30–50 | Passenger Bus | Rs 34,600 |
One fixed price for the whole car, not per seat. Quoted by the same engine that prices your booking, for the 120 km shown — your own quote reflects the exact address, the time of day and any waiting time.
Your transfer to The Grand Kandyan
The Grand Kandyan is in Sangaraja Mawatha, 120 kilometres from Bandaranaike International Airport — about 3 hours 15 minutes in normal traffic.
The Grand Kandyan is close to the centre of Kandy, so the end of the drive is the city itself — the stretch that varies with the hour rather than with the route. The fare is the same for any address in Kandy, but arriving in the afternoon rush is not the same journey as arriving at dawn.
For a sense of the shape of the journey: The Grand Kandyan is about 84 kilometres from the airport in a straight line against the 120 kilometres the road actually covers.
The nearest hotel on this site is Cinnamon Citadel Kandy in Srimath Kuda Ratwatte Mw, about 1.5 km away.
Day trips from The Grand Kandyan
- Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic — about 1 km away in a straight line. Sri Lanka’s most important Buddhist shrine, on the lake in the middle of Kandy. Busiest during the evening puja. Allow 1–2 hours.
- Ambuluwawa Tower — about 19 km away in a straight line. A narrow spiral tower on a hilltop near Gampola, climbed for a 360-degree view over the central hills. The last few metres are not for anyone uneasy with heights. Allow a couple of hours.
- Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage — about 28 km away in a straight line. A state-run herd of orphaned and injured elephants, on the Colombo–Kandy road. Most visitors stop on the way up. Allow 2 hours.
- Knuckles Range — about 28 km away in a straight line. A mountain range of cloud forest, grassland and villages that keeps its own weather. Riverston gives the view without a serious hike. Allow a full day.
- Kitulgala — about 42 km away in a straight line. White water on the Kelani river, and the valley where The Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed. Grade 2 and 3 rapids that run all year. Allow a morning, 3–4 hours.
Onward from Kandy
- Kandy to Ella — 140 km, about 4 hours
- Kandy to Nuwara Eliya — 75 km, about 2 hours 30 minutes
- Kandy to Sigiriya — 90 km, about 2 hours 15 minutes
- Kandy to Dambulla — 72 km, about 1 hour 45 minutes
- Kandy to Colombo — 115 km, about 3 hours 30 minutes
Questions about this transfer
Other hotels in Kandy
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 and the arrival is tracked, so a delayed landing does not cost you the car.
The return leg from The Grand Kandyan 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 3 hr 15 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.