There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to About by plane, taxi, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Yaounde, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Yaounde (NSI)plane CMB - NSI
- Take the taxi from Yaounde (NSI) to Abouttaxi
18h 28m$993–2,214Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Oyem Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Oyem Airport (OYE)plane CMB - OYE
- Drive from Oyem Airport (OYE) to Aboutcar
43h 55m$749–2,269Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Douala International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Douala International Airport (DLA)plane CMB - DLA
- Take the bus from Douala to Ébolowabus
21h 17mTrain to Koggala, fly to Yaounde, taxi
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Yaounde (NSI)plane KCT - NSI
- Take the taxi from Yaounde (NSI) to Abouttaxi
32h 55m$816–2,493
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Yaounde (NSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to About is to fly and drive which costs $750 - $2,300 and takes 43h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to About is to fly and taxi which takes 18h 28m and costs $950 - $2,300.
The distance between Colombo and About is 7738 km.
It takes approximately 18h 28m to get from Colombo to About, including transfers.
About is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 12:39 PM in Colombo and 8:09 AM in About.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and About, Cameroon?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to About. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Yaounde (NSI), then take the taxi to About. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Douala International Airport (DLA), take the taxi to Douala, take the bus to Ébolowa, then take the taxi to About.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Yaounde via Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Yaounde via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Yaounde via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Yaounde via Sharjah, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Douala International Airport via Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Douala International Airport via Bengaluru, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Douala International Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Douala International Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Douala International Airport via Sharjah, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Koggala to Yaounde via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Koggala to Yaounde via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- flyafrijet.online
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Oyem Airport via Doha, Kinshasa, Libreville
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Oyem Airport via Mumbai, Addis Ababa, Libreville
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Douala International Airport via Mahe Island, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–13
- 3rd Class
- $6
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $7
- Phone
- +237 695-478-893
- bucavoyages.yaounde@gmail.com
- Website
- bucavoyages.cm
Bus from Douala to Ébolowa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- bucavoyages.cm
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