The World`s Most Beautiful Train Trip – Ella To Kandy !

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        Taking the train is the most comfortable way to travel in my opinion. You can walk around whenever you want, go to the toilet, have some food, meet other travelers and locals, read, listen to music, relax and watch the landscape go peacefully by. Train travel in Sri Lanka is both a beautiful and affordable way to see the country, and no trip is more scenic than the train from Ella to Kandy, or the reverse train from Kandy to Ella!

We took the train on two transport stretches; Ella – Kandy and Polonnaruwa – Colombo. They were both pretty long journeys, around 7 hours each. The nicest was Ella to Kandy, due to it’s amazing scenery along the way!

Taking the train to or from Ella is the most popular stretch of train travel in Sri Lanka, and is nearly a tourist attraction in itself.

At each train station on the way, the train cabins was filled with sellers hustling treats like freshly cut pineapple and mango with cinnamon, corn with salty butter, freshly made rice and curry, chilli fritters and crispy papadums. Yummy!!

The railway system in Sri Lanka was initially built by the British in 1864. The main reason was to transport tea and coffee from the Hill Country to Colombo for shipping internationally. Today there are train tracks between some of the biggest cities in Sri Lanka.

Train information, timetables and ticket prices can be found on the Sri Lanka Government Railway Information web side.

Most trains have different government-run classes:

    1st class sleeper carries sleeping-berths and are provided on a few overnight trains.
    1st class observation car is available on certain daytime trains, mostly on the Main Line, and is very popular among tourists. The observation car provides wide views of the scenery and is normally at the rear of the train but occasionally behind the locomotive.
    1st class air-conditioned seats are available on occasional inter-city express trains.
    2nd class seats are provided on all inter-city trains and are available as either unreserved seats or reserved seats, where a passenger is allocated a specific seat.
    3rd class seats are available on most trains. This class can get very crowded and carries only basic facilities.

There are also two privately run services addition to the above government-run; Rajadhani Express and Expo-rail, which operate on the most popular stretches.

We took the Expo-rail car between Ella and Kandy, as the government-run 1st class observation car was fully booked. We paid 1700/= Srilankan rupees (78 Nkr, 13 us$) per person for luxury class, and bought the ExpoRail tickets at Ella train station a couple of days in advanced. This is very expensive by Sri Lankan standards, but it was the only tickets available.

At least on this popular stretch, to and from Ella, it is recommended to buy ticket in advanced. There are around three trains a day on this stretch.

Maria buying train tickets at Ella train station

The ExpoRail car was a VERY nice train cabin, with comfortable seats, air-condition and flat screen TV showing movies. We also got dinner, water and tea/coffee included in the price. Great deal for only 13 us$! :) We bought the ExpoRail train tickets at Ella train station a couple of days in advanced.

The Ella train station is a peaceful, sleepy and beautiful station!

The beautiful Ella train station

Next to the train station is a cricket court! Great entertainment while waiting!

The scenery from the train is breathtaking! Like a green carpet of tea bushes rolling by, with colorful sari-dressed tea pickers popping out of the sea of green.

Tea picker in a colorful sari

Tea pickers in the hill-side

Our two train trips in Sri Lanka were great, especially the trip from Ella to Kandy was spectacular! I would say it is among the world`s most beautiful train trips. Both journeys were a bit long though, 7 hours, but as long as one have a good book and nice music downloaded to the Iphone, one can survive a sore ass


Information -

    How long is the train trip: 7 hours
    How much did it cost: We booked the ExpoRail car which cost 13 us$. Included in that price is dinner, water and tea/coffee. Great deal!
    How to book train tickets: For the government-run train cars you have to buy the tickets at any train station in Sri Lanka, as they do not have an online booking system yet. For ExpoRail tickets, you can buy tickets online in advanced. We did however buy the ExpoRail tickets at Ella train station a couple of days in advanced.


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