FLYING INTO COLOMBO WE CAN ORGANISE A PICK UP FROM THE AIRPORT TO BRING YOU TO HIKKUDUWA AND YOUR DIVING INTERNSHIP - The simplest way to arrive from the airport is by taxi. An AC minivan currently costs $70 from the airport to Hikkaduwa. It is about a three hour drive. The drive to Trincomalee is around 5 hours. You can also access both Hikkaduwa and Trincomalee with inexpensive and interesting train journeys from Colombo.

Train timetables can be viewed here: http://www.eservices.railway.gov.lk/schedule/homeAction.action?lang=en

You can also choose to take a bus from the airport to Colombo main station. From there you can take a bus or train to Hikkaduwa. Buses leave every 15 minutes and range from the more luxurious AC minibuses to the large, slow and slightly hair-raising government buses.

The dive centre is a 5 minute walk from the bus and train stations.

Visas are available upon arrival, for most nationalities, at the airport for 35$USD

Check out http://www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa/ to confirm eligibility for visa on arrival