There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Cocos Islands by plane, unknown, train, bus, 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)plane CMB - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Coveunknown
14h 54mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO)plane CMB - BDO
- Walk from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO) to Flying Fish Coveunknown
32h 33mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP)plane CMB - HLP
- Walk from Jakarta-Halim-Perdana-Kusuma-Airport-HLP to Flying Fish Coveunknown
20h 28mTrain to Koggala, fly to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, travel
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)plane KCT - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Coveunknown
31h 36mBus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, travel
- 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 Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)plane WRZ - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Coveunknown
35h 40mTrain to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, travel
- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)plane BTC - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Coveunknown
27h 13m
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 4:19 AM in Colombo and 5:19 AM 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 Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO), then travel to Flying Fish Cove.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,900
Flights from Koggala to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,200
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Syarif Kasim II
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Koggala to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Koggala to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
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
- $120–460
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Ahmad Yani
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport via Singapore Changi, Ahmad Yani
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Ahmad Yani
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Yogyakarta
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Koggala to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,600
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Syarif Kasim II
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- 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
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–35
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
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
- $3–5
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $21–26
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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