Avoiding bus stand touts when finding the express bus out of Pettah
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The Expressway buses (EX01) do not leave from the main chaotic Pettah stands; they leave from Bastian Mawatha, but it is better to take a quick Uber to the Makumbura Multimodal Center (Kottawa) outside the city center. It is a modern, airport-style terminal with zero touts, digital screens, and guaranteed highway AC buses to the south.
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Nimali D.•7590 rep•131
Makumbura is 100 times better. It saves you an hour of sitting in Colombo traffic just trying to reach the highway.
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Ruwan P.•7950 rep•12
If you must go to Pettah, literally ignore anyone speaking to you and look for the luxury buses parked at the far end with "Expressway" written in English.
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