A4 road (Sri Lanka)

The A4 Highway also known as the Colombo-Batticaloa highway, is the longest highway in Sri Lanka, at 430 km in length. It connects Colombo with Batticaloa, through many important cities in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Eastern provinces.

The highway passes through Kirulapone, Nugegoda, Delkanda, Navinna, Maharagama, Pannipitiya, Kottawa, Homagama, Godagama, Meegoda, Meepe, Pahathgama, Hanwella, Avissawella, Eheliyagoda, Kuruwita, Ratnapura, Lellopitiya, Pelmadulla, Balangoda, Beragala, Koslanda, Wellawaya, Buttala, Monaragala, Liyangolla, Siyambalanduwa, Hulanuge, Lahugala, Pottuvil, Komari, Thirukovil, Akkaraipattu, Oluvil, Karaitivu, Kalmunai, Periyakallar, Chettipalayam, Arayampathy, and Kattankudy.

Bus Routes


 * 99 - Colombo (Pettah) - Badulla / Passara / Welimada / Lunugala / Bibila
 * 122 – Pettah - Avissawella / Rathnapura / Embilipitiya / Rakwana / Suriyawewa / Kataragama
 * 124 – Maharagama – Ihala Bope
 * 182 - Padukka - Hanwella
 * 69/122 - Maharagama - Kandy
 * 315 - Horana - Meepe
 * 16 - Aluthgama - Kandy
 * 16 - Matugama - Kandy
 * 16 - Horana - Kandy
 * 16/122 - Maharagama - Kandy
 * 16/15 - Matugama - Jaffna
 * 16/15 - Matugama - Anuradhapura
 * 16/57 - Maharagama - Anuradhapura
 * 16/48 - Panadura - Polonnaruwa
 * 16/48 - Maharagama - Polonnaruwa

The stretch from Colombo up to Hanwella is known as the High Level Road.