New Bus Fare 2026 Sri Lanka

• Choose the service type first: Normal, Semi-Luxury, or Super Luxury.
• Enter the published fare stage from the NTC fare chart.
• The calculator returns the previous fare, the new 2026 fare, and the increase amount for that exact stage.

For Normal service at stage 1, the fare moved from LKR 27 to LKR 30 under the March 24, 2026 revision.

• National Transport Commission interim bus fare revision effective from March 24, 2026.
• This version is stage-based, which matches how the NTC publishes the inter-provincial fare charts.
• Expressway, route-wise, luxury, and special-case fare sheets are not modeled in this first release.
• If you know only the route and not the fare stage, check the route-wise official fare sheet separately.

Last updated March 2026 · Reviewed by Lankacalculator editorial team

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Common mistakes

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Next steps

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