Avro Travels

4.5
32 customer reviews
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About Avro Travels

Bus is a convenient way of travel no matter whether you need to get to a neighboring town a couple of hours away or venture further afield crossing the whole country. Whatever your budget, buses have you covered. Express buses offer the most affordable ticket price for travellers who have very little money to spend. VIP options are geared toward those who do not want to compromise on comfort. Before you jump on a bus, make sure you choose the type of service which suits you best. For a long-haul trip look for a VIP or first-class coach which provides non-stop service to your destination or just call a minor number of stations along the way. Express or local buses in many cases may prove an acceptable choice for shorter trips, but longer rides are often not the best buy. Study the timetable before going as many long-haul destinations are served by night buses, and some offer wider seats or sleeper berths for such travels. Make an online reservation for your bus ticket with Avro Travels. Other travellers’ reviews will help you to choose the best ticket and coach class.

Avro Travels Popular Stations

The main stations covered by Avro Travels’s buses include:

  • Trincomalee
  • Jaffna Bus Station
  • Batticaloa
  • Dambulla Main Bus Station
  • Anuradhapura
  • Colombo
  • Colombo

Avro Travels Top Destinations

Avro Travels Ticket Prices & Bus Classes

One of the best things about bus travel is that you can almost tailor-make your trip adjusting it to your requirements for privacy and comfort. Different classes and types of buses cater to the different needs of travellers. The cheapest trips are normally offered by standard-class buses. They may be called local, express or ordinary. These are a good choice for shorter trips. Sleepers or VIP coaches are good both for longer and overnight trips. They may offer berths or wide soft reclining seats, sometimes with built-in massage options, blankets, soft drinks, and snacks, or more substantial meals on board or during toilet or refuelling stops. Travelling by night buses allows you to save on a hotel room, but to ensure the most comfortable ride do choose the class of your bus wisely. Prices always depend on the distance you ride and the type of coach. For some, even shorter trips, it is worth investing some extra money and buying a seat on a VIP bus as it can save you twice as much time as you spend travelling by an ordinary bus.

Travel by Bus: Pros & Cons

Pros of Bus Travel

  • Bus is the best choice to get to destinations that are not connected by rail or planes. The network of buses often covers almost the whole country, and their routes are well and long-established.
  • Opposite to air travel and sometimes rail travel, taking a bus does not require arriving at the bus station much in advance. Check-in, even on international routes, does not take much time. Luggage allowances are usually very traveller-friendly, and the fee for extra luggage, if limits are set, is normally not very high.
  • Bus tickets can be more affordable compared to air or fast train tickets. There is always a choice of ticket classes for all pockets. Cheaper standard options may be a bit slow and do not offer top comfort, but anyway acceptable and bring you to your destination. On longer routes, toilets or toilet stops as well as snacks, water, and sometimes toiletries and blankets are almost always included in the price.
  • If you are ready to spend more, some VIP coaches offer seating comparable to business class on a plane with wide soft reclining seats, blankets, fewer passengers, and many other perks to make your trip a pleasant journey.

Cons of Bus Travel

  • Newer intercity bus terminals are very often located out of the city close to bigger highways to allow buses to avoid city congestion. Unfortunately, it may create extra challenges for travellers, too. Getting to such a terminal may be a problem as in some destinations there are restrictions on vehicles allowed to enter the terminal, and you will have to use special carriers to get there. This results in higher costs as prices may be inflated. Also do calculate extra time if you are travelling during rush hours, especially if you are not familiar with the traffic situation at your starting point.
  • Buses are probably the means of transport which runs out of schedule more often than trains or planes. They are heavily dependent on the road situation which sometimes can be unpredictable – accidents, road construction works, detours, etc. This is especially true for travels during weekends, high season, or national holidays. Do keep this in mind and do not plan tight connections.
  • Travelling on certain routes or during the most popular periods may require advanced booking. Bear in mind that it is not always possible to show up at the bus station and hop on the next bus – tickets may well be all sold out, so organize your trip accordingly.
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Avro Travels Popular Routes

Trincomalee - Colombo
22:00, 22:30
Colombo - Trincomalee
22:30
Colombo - Anuradhapura
08:00, 08:30, 22:00
Colombo - Jaffna
08:00, 08:30, 22:00
Colombo - Dambulla
22:30
Jaffna - Colombo
20:00
Batticaloa - Colombo
20:00, 21:15
Colombo - Batticaloa
19:45, 21:00
Dambulla - Trincomalee
01:05
NaN Passengers

Avro Travels Schedule & Timetable

ClassDeparture StationArrival StationDepartureArrivalTravel time
VIP 32AnuradhapuraColombo08:0011:053h 5m
VIP 32AnuradhapuraColombo08:3011:353h 5m
VIP 32AnuradhapuraColombo22:0001:053h 5m
VIP 32ColomboTrincomalee22:0004:156h 15m
VIP 32ColomboTrincomalee22:3004:456h 15m
VIP 32TrincomaleeColombo22:3004:556h 25m
VIP 32Jaffna Bus StationColombo08:0019:1011h 10m
VIP 32Jaffna Bus StationColombo08:3019:4011h 10m
VIP 32Jaffna Bus StationColombo22:0009:1011h 10m
VIP 32Dambulla Main Bus StationColombo22:3001:052h 35m
VIP 32ColomboJaffna Bus Station20:0007:0011h 0m
VIP 32BatticaloaColombo19:4506:3010h 45m
VIP 32BatticaloaColombo21:0007:4510h 45m
VIP 32ColomboBatticaloa20:0004:108h 10m
VIP 32ColomboBatticaloa21:1505:258h 10m
VIP 32TrincomaleeDambulla Main Bus Station01:0504:553h 50m

Avro Travels Stations

TrincomaleeJaffna Bus StationBatticaloaDambulla Main Bus StationAnuradhapuraColomboColombo

Avro Travels Company Reviews

E Y
Driver helped me with directions and tuk tuk at the end of the journey
Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Apr 7, 2022
E A
The schedules of 12Go and the operator don't match: Departure time and duration of journey are out of synch.
Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Jan 29, 2022
H W
Amazing service. Accurate information which was very important to me. Perfect timing
Bus Tourist bus, Avro Travels, Sep 21, 2020
H M
The trip was great, on time, fast, everything was clear. The only thing which was uncomfortable.. We are tall, and there was really not enough space for our legs.
Bus Tourist bus, Avro Travels, Mar 6, 2020
C F
The bus es a fine and ir mas punctual. But the pick up information was terrible. We got an address, coordinates and a photo of the place. They were all different. The address was far from the coordinates, we decided to go for the coordinates because it was where the photo showed. The photo was from the parking lot from food city. We wait there but the bus do not go there. It goes to a bus stop further down the street. We were lucky that we see the bus and go ask. Otherwise we would have lost it.
Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Jan 10, 2020
K M
The location of the bus stop is not clear enough. The stated address, the gps marks & the photo that shows on the ticketing pdf files are not coop with each other. Very confused! I wish this could be make better for the future passengers. As English communication is not that good in general here in Sri Lanka. Thk u!
Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Dec 24, 2019
E D
Everything is super. However, the numbering of seats did not coincide with the electronic ticket, so I was assigned a different seat in the office on the spot, and I safely slept on a double seat the whole way, because no one dared to sit with me. The driver took care of me, told me where to get off and helped me with my suitcase.
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Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Dec 11, 2019
C J
Arrived on the correct minute
Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Nov 22, 2019
S I
Music and TV with too much high volume. I did'nt sleep
Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Jul 7, 2019
R R
The Avro travels people were very kind and super helpful and I took the Annai Muthumari bus from Jaffna to Colombo and it was the best bus ride I have taken in a long time. Great service!
Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Jun 28, 2019
G S
Comfortable bus, helpful staff. Journey took less than planned :)
Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Jun 11, 2019
V F
Someone said the bus was comfortable and as a regular user of luxury coaches to and from London,I did not believe him. I was wrong. This was very comfortable ride. The driving,as a coach driver myself,was excellent. Help from Go Asia was perfect right from booking to stepping on the coach. The pit stop was amazing. Toilets there were spotless.
Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Mar 31, 2019
K L
Very helpful, helped us a lot.
Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Mar 26, 2019
A P
Good service, easily found my bus. However seater bus not really comfortable for night travel, sleeper would be better.
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Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Jan 22, 2019
S B
The bus stop isnt where marled on the map. We nearly missed the bus because of this. The bus waits about 15 meters down from the main road in Frazer Avenue
Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Nov 27, 2018
L B
Nickel. Great crossing with sunset, small lunch basket before boarding the bus. Just one small downside: no break because the bus was late, so it took a bit long and the driving was a bit sporty!
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Bus VIP 24, Avro Travels, Aug 2, 2018
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Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, May 24, 2023
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Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Jan 12, 2023
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Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Jan 4, 2022
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Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Dec 26, 2019
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Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Oct 16, 2019
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Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Apr 20, 2019
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Bus VIP 32, Avro Travels, Oct 9, 2018
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100% of 32 travelers were presumably happy with Avro Travels as they left good or no review