Travel to Colombo
Every way to reach Colombo: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Colombo is reachable from 52 places across 28 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 29 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.89 and the fastest takes 1h 21m door to door. The nearest origin is 67 km away.
How people reach Colombo
Every mode that actually calls at Colombo, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 8 | €11.89 | 1h 21m | 133 km | 1 |
| Flight | 93 | €70.35 | 4h 28m | 8,750 km | 28 |
- 52Places you can arrive from
- 52Places you can leave for
- 28Countries
- 29Operators
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Colombo is not something we sell.
A room in Colombo for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 12 | 12% | Ratnapura, 67 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 8 | 8% | Thiruvananthapuram, 363 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 9 | 9% | Chennai, 686 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 72 | 71% | Mumbai, 1545 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Colombo that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 19 | 22% |
| Sri Lanka | 12 | 14% |
| China | 8 | 9% |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 7% |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 7% |
| Australia | 4 | 5% |
| Italy | 4 | 5% |
| Pakistan | 4 | 5% |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| France | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 2 | 2% |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2% |
| Japan | 2 | 2% |
| South Korea | 2 | 2% |
| Kuwait | 2 | 2% |
| Maldives | 2 | 2% |
| Malaysia | 2 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Colombo
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Colombo
- Fort Railway Station
- Maradana Railway Station
- Ganemulla railway station
- Nugegoda Bus Station
- Kaduwela Bus Terminal
- CMB
CMB is not in Colombo, and the road in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from CMB into Colombo?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Colombo costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Colombo
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratnapura to Colombo train | €11.89 | 1h 21m | 67 km |
| Ambalangoda to Colombo train | €14.09 | 1h 30m | 81 km |
| Galle to Colombo train | €17.94 | 1h 40m | 107 km |
| Matara to Colombo train | €21.79 | 1h 57m | 133 km |
| Chennai to Colombo flight | €70.35 | 4h 28m | 686 km |
| Bengaluru to Colombo flight | €73.30 | 4h 32m | 715 km |
| Malé to Colombo flight | €76.84 | 4h 34m | 766 km |
| Hyderabad to Colombo flight | €119.91 | 5h 6m | 1,172 km |
| Mumbai to Colombo flight | €147.64 | 5h 35m | 1,545 km |
| Dhaka to Colombo flight | €201.92 | 6h 25m | 2,179 km |
| Bangkok to Colombo flight | €222.57 | 6h 40m | 2,381 km |
| Kuala Lumpur to Colombo flight | €229.06 | 6h 46m | 2,455 km |
| Delhi to Colombo flight | €242.04 | 6h 47m | 2,430 km |
| Singapore to Colombo flight | €251.48 | 7h 8m | 2,734 km |
| Muscat to Colombo flight | €291.01 | 7h 33m | 2,944 km |
| Dubai to Colombo flight | €301.04 | 7h 50m | 3,297 km |
We cannot promise Fort Railway Station still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Colombo
Most of the points near Fort Railway Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Popular journeys to Colombo
Common questions about Travel to Colombo
How can I get to Colombo?
Colombo is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 52 places, across 28 countries, on services run by 29 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Colombo?
The cheapest way into Colombo is by Train, from €11.89 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 52 origins we sell into Colombo over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Colombo?
The fastest journey into Colombo is by Train, at 1h 21m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 67 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Colombo have?
Colombo has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Fort Railway Station, Maradana Railway Station, Ganemulla railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Colombo from within 200 km?
12 of the routes we sell into Colombo start within 200 km. The nearest is Ratnapura, 67 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Colombo in Sri Lanka?
Colombo connects to 52 places on our network across 28 countries, the furthest of them 8,750 km away in a straight line. Sri Lanka routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Sri Lanka
The wider region
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Colombo are the half people leave until last.
Day trips out of Colombo and across Sri Lanka
The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.
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