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How to get a bus from Yala back to Galle?

Ravana Tour Specialist August 9, 2026

Take a local bus or tuk-tuk from Tissamaharama to the Matara bus station, then you transfer onto a fairly frequent coastal route bus that goes directly into Galle. Another option is the Route 32 bus, which sometimes runs through Tissa and continues towards Colombo, and it even passes straight through Galle too.

If you need it a lot quicker and more comfortably, check the Southern Expressway luxury buses that depart from Matara. These air-conditioned vehicles cut down the travel time quite drastically, compared with the usual heavily jammed coastal road buses.

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