- By bus, you travel from Colombo to Dickwella in 4.5 hours. You pay around 500 Rupee for this - You can also travel directly from Colombo to Dickwella by train. This takes about 3.5 hours and you only pay 300 Rupee in second class. - By taxi, you are in just two hours from Colombo in Dickwella, which is a bit more expensive, 12,000 Rupee (around 60 euros).