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Tangalle to Yala National Park by bus or road
About 75 km. The private car is fastest at 1.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹70 per person.
Fastest
Private car
Car with driver / PickMe, per vehicle
1.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Bus via Hambantota to Tissamaharama
from ₹70 per person
Best value
Bus
Bus via Hambantota to Tissamaharama
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private car | Car with driver / PickMe, per vehicle | 1.5 h | ₹3,010–₹5,170per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Bus | Bus via Hambantota to Tissamaharama | 2.2 h | ₹70–₹280per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Private car · Car with driver / PickMe, per vehicle | ₹3,010–₹5,170 | ₹3,010–₹5,170 |
| Bus · Bus via Hambantota to Tissamaharama | ₹140–₹560 | ₹280–₹1,120 |
Once you’re in Yala National Park
- Best time: February – July
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (February – July). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Tangalle and Yala National Park
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.