There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Cocos Islands by plane, unknown, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)CMB - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Cove
14h 54mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP)CMB - HLP
- Walk from Jakarta-Halim-Perdana-Kusuma-Airport-HLP to Flying Fish Cove
20h 18mBus to Koggala, fly to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)KCT - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Cove
32h 10mTrain to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, travel
- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)BTC - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Cove
30h 55mBus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)WRZ - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Cove
35h 39mBus, taxi to Hatton, fly to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Rathnapura
- Take the taxi from Rathnapura to Hatton (NUF)
- Fly from Hatton (NUF) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)NUF - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Cove
35h 40m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Colombo and Cocos Islands is 3841 km.
It takes approximately 14h 54m to get from Colombo to Cocos Islands, including transfers.
Cocos Islands is 1h ahead of Colombo. It is currently 5:06 AM in Colombo and 6:06 AM in Cocos Islands.
There are nine+ hotels available in Cocos Islands.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Cocos Islands?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Cocos Islands. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), then travel to Flying Fish Cove. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP), then travel to Flying Fish Cove.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Koggala to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Hatton to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Don Muang, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Minangkabau
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Don Muang, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Koggala to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Hatton to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–410
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Koggala to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Hatton to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–370
Flights from Koggala to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Hatton to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Madras, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Don Muang, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–40
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–40
- 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
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Rathnapura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 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
- $1–2
- Super Lux
- $2–3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Estimated price
- $14–27
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
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