Avoiding bus terminal touts and scams in Colombo Pettah

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Ethan J.4030 rep2
asked about 11 hours ago

We just arrived in Colombo and the guys outside the Pettah bus terminal are saying the buses are broken down Is this a known scam

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Ethan J.4030 rep2

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100% a classic Colombo scam. The public CTB buses are almost never completely broken down. The street touts stand at the entrances and lie to tourists to herd them into overpriced private minivans. Ignore them completely, walk right past them into the terminal, and ask a bus conductor in uniform.

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Amali D.4125 rep2

For anyone reading this, take an Uber to Makumbura Multimodal Center instead. Zero scammers there and very clean.

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Kamal P.4585 rep2

They actually grabbed my backpack to force me to walk with them. Keep your bags tight!

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Mia S.4055 rep2

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