Buddha Statue

Buddha Statue: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buddha Statue

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Buddha Statue — distance from nearby cities

• From Colombo (LK): about 19 km by road (15 km straight line) · directions · more places near Colombo
• From Negombo (LK): about 53 km by road (42 km straight line) · directions · more places near Negombo
• From Bentota (LK): about 56 km by road (45 km straight line) · directions · more places near Bentota
• From Ratnapura (LK): about 65 km by road (52 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ratnapura
• From Kandy (LK): about 114 km by road (91 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy

Coordinates: 6.82760, 79.95463. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buddha Statue

• Piliyandala Clock Tower · attraction · Colombo · ~6 km · Must-see
• Diyasaru Park · park · Colombo · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Weras Ganga Park · park · Colombo · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~9 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kotte Rajamaha Vihara · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~10 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Venkateshwara Maha Vishnu Moorthy Kovil · temple · Colombo · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St. Matthias Church · church · Colombo · ~11 km · Must-see
• Budu Pasebudu Arhanthaka Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Diyatha Uyana Park · park · Colombo · ~12 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Mount Lavinia Beach. · beach · Colombo · ~13 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Korathota Royal Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~14 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St. Lawrence Church · church · Colombo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Isipathanarama Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour · church · Colombo · ~15 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Mahamevnawa Bodhignana Buddhist Monastery - Kaduwela · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Independence Square · fort · Colombo · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Independence Memorial Hall · fort · Colombo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Srī Sambōdhi Mahavihāra Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buddha Statue

Other other attractions near Buddha Statue

• Piliyandala Clock Tower · attraction · Colombo · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pettah Floating Market · attraction · Colombo · ~20 km · Must-see
• St. Lucia Church · attraction · Colombo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Khan Clock Tower · attraction · Colombo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bogambara · attraction · Kandy · ~114 km · Must-see
• Gongala · attraction · Ratnapura · ~114 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Moon Plains · attraction · Nuwara Eliya · ~117 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Heritance Tea Factory · attraction · Nuwara Eliya · ~123 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sea turtle hatchery habaraduwa · attraction · Galle · ~126 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nā Uyana Aranya · attraction · Kurunegala · ~148 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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