Taxi Sri Lanka

How it works

You see the price before anything else

Every route on this site has its own page with a fixed, all-inclusive price for each vehicle. No form, no email, no waiting for a quote. The price covers fuel, the driver, expressway tolls, parking, taxes, air conditioning and bottled water. Nothing is added at the end of the journey.

Three steps, and nothing to type twice

Step 1: your pickup and drop-off (a town, a beach or your hotel, searched by name) with the date and time. Step 2: the vehicle, each one shown with its seats, its suitcases and its price, then your name, email and WhatsApp number. Step 3: the deposit. No passenger count, no options form, no address to retype at the end. Need a child seat, a stop on the way, or to change your hotel? Send it to us on WhatsApp with your reference, free of charge.

You pay a 50% deposit, not the full amount

The last step of the booking is a secure card payment on this site, handled by Stripe: 50% of the price, shown before you confirm. The balance is paid to your driver on the day, in cash or by card on board. It keeps card fees down, it matches how the country works, and it means you are not sending a stranger 8,000 km away the full cost of your transfer before you have met them. If you prefer to settle everything at once, you can pay the full amount online instead, at the same price.

What happens after you pay

Your transfer is confirmed on the page straight away, with your booking reference. 48 hours before pickup we send your driver’s name and phone number on WhatsApp. At the airport, your driver waits in the arrivals hall holding a sign with your name; elsewhere, at the address you gave. Any question before or after: one WhatsApp message with your reference.

Your driver tracks your flight

Give us your flight number and we watch it. Airport pickups include 60 minutes of free waiting from the moment your aircraft reaches its stand, enough for immigration and baggage in almost every case. If it takes longer, your driver stays.

You can cancel free up to 24 hours before

One WhatsApp message with your reference is enough, and the deposit is refunded in full. Inside 24 hours, contact us anyway, we would rather move the booking than keep money for a journey you did not take.

We tell you when a taxi is the wrong answer

Several of our route pages recommend the train instead. Kandy to Ella, Colombo to Kandy and Galle to Colombo are all better by rail if you travel light and have the time. We would rather lose a booking than sell you the wrong thing.