There are 2 ways to get from Colombo to Canberra by plane or bus
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Fly to Canberra International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane CMB - CBR
12h 47m$643–1,855Fly to Sydney International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CMB - SYD
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
14h 17m$486–1,229
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Canberra is to fly and bus which costs $480 - $1,300 and takes 14h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Canberra is to fly which takes 12h 47m and costs $600 - $1,900.
The distance between Colombo and Canberra is 8677 km.
It takes approximately 12h 47m to get from Colombo to Canberra, including transfers.
Canberra is 5h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 9:22 PM in Colombo and 2:52 AM in Canberra.
There are 847+ hotels available in Canberra.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Canberra, ACT, Australia?
Jetstar, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,800
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
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- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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