Touts at Pettah bus stand redirecting tourists to private vans
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100% a scam. Unless it is on the national news, the CTB government buses are almost never fully on strike. These touts wear fake lanyards to look official. They lie so they can herd tourists into their overpriced private minivans, which will not depart until every single seat is sold (often making you wait 2 hours). Walk past them directly to the big red buses.
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Bhante S.•15460 rep•239
We fell for this in Kandy. Paid 3000 rupees and sat in a boiling hot van for 90 minutes before it left.
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Noah D.•6690 rep•225
Always ask the driver sitting physically inside the bus. Never ask the guys lingering outside the terminal doors.
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Dr. Nimal.•6540 rep•15
Infuriating. We lost half our day waiting in that van.
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