Sri
Lanka / Transportation / Road Travel / Cars
Cars are available for self-drive and also with drivers.
For someone unused to Sri Lankan driving conditions
where having to make unexpected manouveres is the
rule rather than the exception this option needs to
be exercised with some degree of caution. Self-drive
cars can be hired for Rs. 30,000 per month or Rs.
2400 per day with a minimum running distance 80 km
per day. Extra mileage is charged at Rs. 8 per km.
Chauffer driven cars or coaches are readily available
and these are probably the best way to travel in Sri-Lanka,
the dual advantages being that the responsibility
for the vehicle rests with the driver who also doubles
up as a guide. Rates for air conditioned coaches vary
with the capacity, make and condition and can range
from Rs. 14 to 18 per km per person for mini coaches
of 26 passenger capacity going up to Rs. 40 per km
per person for coaches with 40 passenger capacity.
Non a/c coaches are much cheaper at Rs. 1 to 2 per
km per person. The driver has to be paid a daily allowance
of Rs. 50 to 80.
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