Driver service areas across Colombo

Port City Colombo is the new city built on reclaimed land beside Galle Face and Colombo Fort, and it has quickly become one of Colombo's favourite places to spend an evening.

Colombo Fort is the city's business district by day and a dining spot by night.

Colombo 2 wraps around Beira Lake, taking in Slave Island, Union Place and the Hunupitiya side.

Colombo 3 is where the city goes out.

Bambalapitiya mixes shopping, schools, apartments and the seafront along Marine Drive.

Colombo 5 covers Havelock Town and Narahenpita, a largely residential and office area with Havelock City, shops and medical facilities nearby.

Wellawatte is a lively, densely populated part of the city, known for its shopping, restaurants and the beach along Marine Drive.

Cinnamon Gardens is Colombo's most prestigious address, home to embassies, leading schools, hospitals, government buildings and quiet tree-lined residential streets.

Borella is a busy junction at the heart of the city, close to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka, offices, schools and the Colombo 8 residential streets.

Dematagoda is a mostly residential part of the city, with Baseline Road running through it as one of Colombo's main north–south routes.

Maradana is one of the city's oldest and busiest neighbourhoods, built around Maradana railway station and home to well-known schools, Tower Hall and the National Eye Hospital.

Pettah is Colombo's market district, a maze of wholesale and retail streets around Main Street, the bus stands and Fort station.

Hulftsdorp is home to Sri Lanka's main courts complex, so on weekdays its streets fill with lawyers, clients and staff.

Kotahena is one of Colombo's oldest neighbourhoods, known for its places of worship, including St.

Grandpass sits on the northern edge of the city near the Kelani River, a busy mix of homes, small businesses and warehouses.

Colombo 15 covers Mutwal, Modara and Mattakkuliya at the city's northern tip, beside the harbour and the mouth of the Kelani River, with Crow Island beach on its shore.

Narahenpita is one of Colombo's main hospital areas, with Lanka Hospitals, Asiri Surgical Hospital and the Police Hospital close together, along with the Narahenpita Economic Centre and the Abhayarama temple.

Kirulapone sits where High Level Road leaves the city for the southern suburbs, with Pamankada and the Kirulapone canal close by.

Dehiwala stretches along the coast just south of the city, a mix of homes, shops, the well-known Dehiwala Zoo and the beach.

Mount Lavinia is the city's favourite beach suburb, famous for the Mount Lavinia Hotel, the golden beach, and the string of seafood restaurants and bars along the coast.

Ratmalana runs along the Galle Road south of Mount Lavinia, home to Ratmalana Airport, the Kotelawala Defence University, a large industrial zone and many homes.

Moratuwa is a large coastal town at the southern end of Greater Colombo, famous for its furniture makers along the Galle Road, the University of Moratuwa at Katubedda and the Bolgoda Lake waterfront, where hotels and venues host weddings and parties.

Nugegoda is one of the busiest commercial suburbs in Greater Colombo, a shopping and transport hub around the Nugegoda junction and High Level Road, surrounded by dense residential neighbourhoods.

Kohuwala sits between Nugegoda and Dehiwala, with a busy junction lined with restaurants, cafes and takeaways that stay open late.

Mirihana is a quiet residential area just off Nugegoda, centred on Jubilee Post and the neighbourhoods around Pagoda and Embuldeniya.

Maharagama is a large commercial town on High Level Road, and home to Apeksha Hospital (the National Cancer Institute), which patients and families travel to from across the country.

Pannipitiya is a growing residential suburb on High Level Road between Maharagama and Kottawa.

Kottawa is where the Southern Expressway begins, with the Makumbura Multimodal Centre beside the interchange.

Homagama is a fast-growing town on the south-eastern edge of Greater Colombo, with a busy town centre, the base hospital and the university campuses at Pitipana.

Boralesgamuwa is a residential town between Nugegoda and Piliyandala, close to the well-known Bellanwila temple and the Bellanwila–Attidiya wetlands.

Piliyandala is a busy town on the southern edge of Greater Colombo, on the road between Colombo and Horana, with Kesbewa and Bolgoda Lake nearby.

Pepiliyana is a residential area between Nugegoda, Kohuwala and Boralesgamuwa, known for the historic Pepiliyana Sunethra Mahadevi Pirivena.

Battaramulla is the administrative heart of the region, home to many government ministries and offices, as well as Diyatha Uyana, Water's Edge and growing residential neighbourhoods.

Rajagiriya is a fast-growing commercial and office hub on the edge of the city, known for its busy junction, offices, restaurants and the route towards Parliament and Battaramulla.

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the country's administrative capital, with Parliament on the Diyawanna Oya and quiet residential neighbourhoods around Ethul Kotte and Pita Kotte.

Nawala is a leafy residential suburb next to Rajagiriya, known for its cafes and restaurants along Nawala Road and for the Open University of Sri Lanka.

Thalawathugoda is a popular residential suburb between Kotte and Pannipitiya, with newer homes, supermarkets and restaurants around the junction and along the road to Hokandara.

Malabe has grown into a university and residential hub, home to SLIIT and other campuses, with busy restaurants around the junction and along the Kaduwela Road.

Kaduwela sits on the Kelani River on the eastern edge of Greater Colombo, with its own interchange on the Outer Circular Highway.

Athurugiriya is a quickly growing suburb with new housing schemes, its own Outer Circular Highway interchange and easy links to Malabe, Homagama and the city.

Pelawatte lies between Battaramulla and Thalawathugoda, near Isurupaya and the government offices at Akuregoda.

Hokandara is a quiet, green residential area between Thalawathugoda and Athurugiriya, popular with families who want space but still work in Colombo.

Kolonnawa sits just east of the city near the Kelani River, home to the Kolonnawa oil installation, busy main roads and dense residential neighbourhoods.

Wellampitiya lies along the Avissawella Road on the eastern edge of the city, beside the Kelani River, with factories, businesses and residential areas such as Sedawatte.

Angoda is home to two of the country's national hospitals, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH) and the National Institute of Mental Health, so families travel here regularly for treatment and visits.

Mulleriyawa is a growing suburb east of the city, between Angoda and Kaduwela, with Mulleriyawa New Town, the base hospital and many housing areas.