Galle Railway Station is a beautiful fundamental building and a major transportation hub that connects the port city of Galle with other cities in Sri Lanka. Galle Train Station is next door to the Galle Central Bus Stand, from where buses leave for all parts of the island. Galle International Cricket Stadium is within walking distance of Galle Railway Station. A few hundred meters south of the railway station is the historical and cultural center of Galle, a tourist mecca - the Fort Galle area with many attractions of the island's colonial past. The Fort Galle area is home to most of the Galle hotels and restaurants.