There are 3 ways to get from Arusha to Colombo by taxi, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane JRO - CMB
15h 53mRs 134,147–407,673Shuttle to Nairobi, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Arusha to Nairobi JKIA
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NBO - CMB
18h 10mRs 95,761–225,950Fly from Arusha
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ARK - CMB
14h 13mRs 159,722–372,444
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arusha to Colombo is to shuttle and fly which costs Rs. 95000 - Rs. 230000 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Arusha to Colombo is to fly which takes 14h 13m and costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 380000.
The distance between Arusha and Colombo is 4979 km.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Arusha to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 2h 30m ahead of Arusha. It is currently 6:23 AM in Arusha and 8:53 AM in Colombo.
There are 530+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Arusha, Tanzania and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
APG Airlines, Flydubai, and six other airlines fly from Arusha (ARK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Addis Ababa, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–550,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Addis Ababa, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Addis Ababa, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Arusha to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–400,000
Flights from Arusha to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–400,000
Flights from Arusha to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Dar es Salaam, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–400,000
Flights from Nairobi to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Nairobi to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–400,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Arusha to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zanzibar, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–360,000
Flights from Nairobi to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–360,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–220,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Arusha to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zanzibar, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–360,000
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–180,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–250,000
- Phone
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Arusha to Nairobi JKIA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–7,000
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