The world's ‘cheapest train journey’ takes 7 hours and links tiny town to gorgeous city
The Ella to Kandy train in Sri Lanka costs less than £1 per third class ticket for the mammoth journey.
A train journey voted the "world's cheapest" takes in breathtaking scenery and takes seven hours to go from a tiny town to a gorgeous city.
The Ella to Kandy train in Sri Lanka costs less than £1 per third class ticket for the mammoth journey which saw it ranked as the world's cheapest train journey by travel blog, Travel.com.
Travellers are able to mingle with the locals on the train and sample the delicacies being sold through slowly moving windows allowing them to get to grips with Sri Lankan culture.
There are four trips made each day, with those who have been before advising visitors to sit on the right side of the train from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya before switching to the left side between Nuwara Eliya and Ella for the best views.
The most scenic part of the journey is said to be between the Hatton and Haputale stations.
Travellers are also urged to avoid hanging their cameras and phones out of the window to try and get a snap as low trees and branches can often knock them from people's hands.
One tourist who had used the line said they recommended stopping off at one of the middle stations on the way due to the amount of time spent on what are old fashioned trains.
A post on the Steph My Life travel blog read: "I found the third class reserved from Kandy to Ella surprisingly comfortable! We were in a six-seater booth with two rows of three seats facing each other and a table between us.
"There were racks to hold our luggage above our heads and space by our feet to put our day bags. There was an inspector at the door of our carriage checking tickets, so nobody was standing in the carriage, and there was enough space to move around.
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"The trains that run this route are old, so don’t expect first-class carriages to be equivalent to first-class back home.
"If you have more time, I highly recommend stopping off at a town along the journey. This means you can experience this train journey twice and visit some of the lesser-known towns along the way."
At the bookends of the railway line, the small town of Ella offers a traditional experience surrounded by greenery and wildlife, while Kandy was the last capital of Sri Lanka's ancient kings era and is packed with history.
