How to get fromAuckland to NegomboBy plane, or bus

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There are 3 ways to get from Auckland to Negombo by plane or bus

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Fly from Auckland
best
1. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane AKL - CMB
18h 28m
Rs 183,369–344,312
Bus to Whangarei Airport, fly
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
2. Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane WRE - CMB
23h 10m
Rs 165,292–662,226
Bus to Kerikeri Airport, fly
1. Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Kerikeribus
2. Fly from Kerikeri Airport (KKE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane KKE - CMB
26h 19m
Rs 169,721–669,056

Auckland (AKL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights

35Weekly Planes

17h 1mAverage Duration

Rs 135,146Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Auckland to Negombo.

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Distance: 10,962 km
Duration: 18h 28m

What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Negombo, Sri Lanka?

Malaysia Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.

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Negombo(opens in a new window), Sri Lanka(opens in a new window)

Negombo (Sinhala: මීගමුව, Tamil: நீர்கொழும்பு) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in the Western Province, 38 km from Colombo via the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway and the nearest major city from the Bandaranaike International Airport (About 9 km distance). - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Negombo

Gampaha Botanical Garden(Opens in a new window)

Gampaha Botanical Garden, also known as Henarathgoda Botanical Garden is situated in the suburb of Gampaha. It was established in 1876 by the British to conduct experiments on exotic economic plants such as Rubber, and explore plant wealth and development of economy in the colony. The first imported rubber tree to Sri Lanka was first planted in this garden and it was the first seedlings of Brazilian rubber tree ever planted in Asia. The garden consists of a large variety of plants and many of them are from every corner of the tropical world it is expanding over 43 acre and situated next to the Attanagalu Oya and surrounded by paddy fields, a man-made green environment and a secondary forest as well laid out with lots of interesting sections, eye-catching landscaping and many shrubs, bushes and trees. This garden is a famous destination for youngsters.

Henarathgoda Botanical Garden(Opens in a new window)

Henarathgoda Botanical Garden is one of the six botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. The botanical garden is situated in Gampaha-Minuwangoda main road, approximately 450 m away from Gampaha railway station. It is about 29 km from Sri Lanka's commercial capital of Colombo.

Places to stay in Negombo

Rs 8,395

8 Plus Motels(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Rs 6,445

Araliya White House(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

Rs 12,298

The Beach Apartments(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Rs 17,297

Sunrise City Palace(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

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