Bus fares in Sri Lanka increases with effect from September 02
Posted by Editor on September 1, 2023 - 6:01 pm

Passengers travel on the door of a public transport bus in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Pradeep Dambarage / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Bus fares in Sri Lanka will be increased by 4.01% with effect from midnight on Saturday (September 02), the National Transport Commision (NTC) said.
NTC added that the minimum bus fare of Rs. 30/- will remain unchanged.
The new bus fare increase is as follows:
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