Buying Kandy to Ella train tickets from touts outside the station
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Do not buy them. This is a scam. To stop scalpers, Sri Lanka Railways now prints the passengers ID or passport number on reserved tickets. If the ticket inspector on the train checks the ticket and it does not match your passport, you will be heavily fined and kicked out of the reserved carriage. Just buy an unreserved 3rd class ticket at the counter for 200 LKR.
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Bhante S.•1950 rep•143
Half the time the tickets they sell you are forged anyway. Do not trust them.
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Noah D.•1570 rep•240
We will just brave the unreserved carriage. Standing for a bit is fine.
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Emma L.•1505 rep•224
If you cannot get a reserved seat, take a bus to Nuwara Eliya instead, then take the train from Nanu Oya to Ella. It breaks up the trip.
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