There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Barbados by plane, bus, or taxi
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 Grantley Adams International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI)plane CMB - BGI
23h 1m$731–2,236Bus to Koggala, fly to Grantley Adams International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI)plane KCT - BGI
40h 42m$570–1,725Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to St. Lucia, fly to St Vincent, fly to Barbados Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)plane CMB - UVF
- Fly from St. Lucia to St Vincent Airportplane
- Fly from St Vincent to Barbados Airportplane
32h 6m$4,543–8,848Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Grantley Adams International Airport
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI)plane WRZ - BGI
44h 12m$576–1,731
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Barbados is to bus and fly which costs $550 - $1,800 and takes 40h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Barbados is to fly which takes 23h 1m and costs $700 - $2,300.
The distance between Colombo and Barbados is 15034 km.
It takes approximately 23h 1m to get from Colombo to Barbados, including transfers.
Barbados is 9h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 1:23 AM in Colombo and 3:53 PM in Barbados.
There are 766+ hotels available in Barbados.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Barbados?
SriLankan Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) 5 times a week.
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Grantley Adams International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Koggala to Grantley Adams International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Grantley Adams International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hewanorra International Airport via Doha, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Grantley Adams International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Hewanorra International Airport via Doha, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Grantley Adams International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Grantley Adams International Airport via Doha, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $1–2
- Super Lux
- $2–4
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $2–3
- Super Lux
- $4–5
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $22–27
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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