How long is the Colombo-Galle Southern Expressway drive?

The trip from Colombo to Galle along the Southern Expressway (E01) usually takes about 1.5 to 2 hours to get through the roughly 120-kilometre stretch.

This newer road is well maintained, and those tollways have cut down travel time quite a bit compared to the older route, the Galle Road (A2) along the coast, which can take nearly 4 hours because of heavy city traffic. Drivers as well as passengers should also remember to bring small LKR notes to pay the expressway toll at the exit gate. In most cases, card payments from abroad are not accepted at the booths.