Local Travel Travel within Sri Lanka can be done cheaply by train. Air-conditioned Japanese cars are commonly available and not too costly. Being a small country almost any city can be reached by car within 6 hours from the airport. Travel by bus is very uncomfortable and not recommended. Despite the bad press the country at times recieves.
Terrorist activities are very rare in Colombo .
The LTTE is not known to target tourists, and bombs have never gone off in any of the major tourist resorts. Overall Sri Lanka which is free of muggers and drive by shootings is probably a lot safer than your home city.