Pettah bus station scams in Colombo
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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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Ethan J.•18060 rep•235
For anyone reading this, take an Uber to Makumbura Multimodal Center instead. Zero scammers there.
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Ethan J.•18060 rep•224
If they physically block you, shout Police loudly. The tourist police post is right next door.
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Amali D.•7570 rep•221
We walked inside and the bus was literally waiting there running. Unbelievable.
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Ethan J.•6225 rep•216
They actually grabbed my backpack to force me to walk with them. Keep your bags tight!
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