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Country: Sri Lanka
Departing From: Ella
Arriving At: Kandy
Travel Time: 4 to 5 hours
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Book a transfer from Kandy to Ella — traversing the heart of Sri Lanka's magnificent hill country through rolling tea plantations, misty mountains, and waterfalls.
The 140 km journey takes 4 to 5 hours by road, winding through the central highlands past Nuwara Eliya and some of Sri Lanka's finest tea estates. The scenery is breathtaking — emerald tea bushes carpeting steep hillsides, waterfalls cascading through jungle, and Tamil tea pickers in colorful saris dotting the landscape.
Ella is a small hill town at around 1,000 meters elevation, beloved for its laid-back atmosphere and stunning surroundings. The Nine Arches Bridge, Little Adam's Peak, Ella Rock, and Ravana Falls are the top attractions. The town's cafes and restaurants offer panoramic valley views. While the Kandy-to-Ella train is world-famous for its scenery, the road journey offers its own spectacular vistas and the flexibility to stop at tea factories and viewpoints along the way.
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