ATMs and card payments around Badulla — pull cash where this week?
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Willa Keller•208 rep3
Cards keep failing. Last reliable ATM before Badulla? Don't want to hunt at night.
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Don't arrive in Badulla after dark hunting a machine. Pull extra in a big town. Some ATMs eat cards then sit empty. Keep small notes for tuks.
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Sachini Weerasinghe•186 rep5
HNB/Commercial in bigger stops worked for us. Treating cards as backup, not plan A, saved the Badulla evening.
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Elliot Santos•112 rep1
If you're tired, stay nearer the bus stand / town centre in Badulla and skip chasing a perfect sunset. Pull cash in Colombo, Kandy, or Galle first — cards are a maybe. Locals will tell you if a ticket is counter-only.
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