Nuwaraeliya to Ella Train Journey: Reserve Seats for the Scenic Blue Train Ride

Experience the breathtaking beauty of the Nuwaraeliya to Ella train journey. Reserve your seats on the famous blue train and have the tickets delivered to your hotel. Choose from two daily departure times.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ella Train Trips - The Ella Train Journey is renowned as one of the most stunning train rides globally. The most picturesque segment begins after Nuwara Eliya (Nanu Oya). From the start to the end, the journey offers breathtaking green landscapes. The train winds through hills, tea plantations, rivers, and waterfalls. Operating daily, the service…
What's Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • On-board restrooms
Additional Information

The Ella Train Ride is hailed as one of the world’s most scenic train journeys. We provide our guests with the chance to book seats on the renowned Blue Train (the most popular train).
We arrange for the tickets to be delivered to your accommodation in either Nuwaraeliya or Kandy. Ensure your hotel name is included in your booking or relay it to us via…

Location
Ella Train Trips
A9
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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605lulic
Aug 13, 2024
With Mahweli Tours you don’t have to worry or take care of anything during your visit to Sri Lanka! - Anything you need in Sri Lanka, contact Mahweli Tours. We used it for taxis from one place to another (good prices and very easy management) and for the train tickets from Nanu Oya to Ella. They have it all organized for us. I really recommend Mahweli Tours. Geesara was our ticketing and transfer coordinator! Great job.
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00wanderlust
Apr 3, 2024
One of the best train journeys in the world - Its a fabulous journey from start to finish, the views along the route are breath-taking. It is always late so allow plenty of time and it will be busy but its a must do while in Sri Lanka. 2nd and 3rd class have windows that open but no aircon. 1st class has aircon but windows do not open. All classes have doors at the end of each carriage that open so wait in the que for the famous photo hanging out of the train.
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Mingyan_l
Dec 3, 2023
Memorable Ride! - Very good views and it was a memorable ride. Seats were comfortable. A little anxiety for not receiving the physical tickets earlier but it was still on time. It was confusing to find the seat numbers but we reached out to the uniformed staff to ask. Overall, the train ride really opened up our hearts to see endless hills and beautiful scenary of Sri Lanka.
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Adventure04317669994
Oct 1, 2023
Easy and professional experience - Geesara, our train ticket coordinator and Janaka made the ticket process very easy. Wonderful Sri Lankan hosts, highly recommend.
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Amyroberts14
May 5, 2023
AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING - Nilanka and Geesara were AMAZING! I originally booked the train ride, then Geesara sent me a WhatsApp advising how to collect the tickets etc. He then asked if I needed any other help with our holiday, I was looking for a driver so sent him our itinerary and he was so easy to speak to and arrange it. I just got a good vibe off Geesara. When we arrived in Sri Lanka, Nilanka was there waiting for us and honestly he is a legend!! What a nice guy, so genuine and helpful he really did make our experience that bit better! When I was my birthday he bought balloons and stuff for his van, it was so nice!! We also met Geesara in Ella and he brought me a birthday cake, honestly would highly highly recommend this company. Thank you so much!!
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Ars2160
Jul 16, 2022
The only tour guide you will ever need! - I worked with Geesara originally to book our train tickets from Kandy to Ella. Not only was he extremely responsive via WhatsApp, but he offered to help us with any of the other travel needs we had. Over the course of the next two weeks, we worked with Geesara to book: -car transport from Kandy train station to our hotel - day trip in Kandy to Sigariya - car transport from our hotel to the Kandy train station - transport from Arugam Bay to Colombo - transport from our hotel to the airport Geesara was extremely professional, responded nearly immediately to all my requests, and he got us a great deal on all these journeys, even with the fuel crisis and other issues going on in Sri Lanka. The drivers were professional, courteous, and on time as well. If you are planning a trip to Sri Lanka, I strongly recommend working with Geesara for your transport and sightseeing needs.
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Faraway10291748294
Dec 31, 2023
Do not use this company! Scammers! - We bought three tickets from this company for the train ride to Ella two weeks in advance. They said they would deliver the tickets in person to our hotel the day prior to departure. They never showed up. This company told us many different things about when they would be delivered and they were all lies. Here is how the trains work. 3rd class seats don’t sell out. You can buy them at the train station for cheap and at the actual cost of the ticket. You won’t be guaranteed a seat. Companies like this this, buy out the reserved seating tickets and scalp them through trip advisor etc. The tickets should only be a few dollars but instead they sell them for $20/person. Okay, it is what it is, but then if you are at a hotel they don’t want to drive to, or if no one else is buying a ticket that day, they will just keep your money and not bring you the train tickets because it is mot worth their time. The whole system is a scam for this train. The only way you get a real ticket is to pick it up from the railway station itself. Any other method goes through these illegitimate people where they can easily just take your money. If I were to do it again, I would buy a ticket at the train station and then just tip someone sitting down for their seat. This company still hasn’t refunded our money.
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