There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Colombo Airport (CMB) by plane, bus, taxi, car or towncar
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Colombo Airport (CMB) is to bus which costs Rs. 130 and takes 45 min.
The quickest way to get from Colombo to Colombo Airport (CMB) is to fly which costs Rs. 3400 - Rs. 35000 and takes 25 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal and arriving at Katunayake Airport Bus Station station. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 45 min.
The distance between Colombo and Colombo Airport (CMB) is 27 km. The road distance is 33.8 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Colombo Airport (CMB) without a car is to bus which takes 45 min and costs Rs. 130.
It takes approximately 25 min to get from Colombo to Colombo Airport (CMB), including transfers.
Colombo to Colombo Airport (CMB) bus services, operated by Sri Lanka Transport Board - SLTB ICT, depart from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal station.
The best way to get from Colombo to Colombo Airport (CMB) is to fly which takes 25 min and costs Rs. 3400 - Rs. 35000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs Rs. 130 and takes 45 min.
- Distance: 17.1 miles
- Duration: 25 min
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Colombo Airport (CMB), Sri Lanka?
Cinnamon Air and SriLankan Airlines fly from Colombo to Colombo Airport (CMB) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Sri Lanka Transport Board - SLTB ICT operates a bus from Colombo to Colombo Airport (CMB) every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $1 and the journey takes 45 min.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Diyawanna Oya to Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $17 - $200
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Diyawanna Oya to Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $340
- Phone
- +942581120-29
- Website
- sltb.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Katunayake Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- sltb.lk
- Website
- uber.com
Towncar from Colombo to Colombo Airport (CMB)
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6 - $8
- Signup at
- uber.com
- INTERCITY GO
- $10 - $13
- uberTUK
- $6 - $8
- INTERCITY
- $17 - $22
- Budget Non Bag
- $8 - $11
- Budget Bag
- $10 - $13
- Zip
- $9 - $11
- HIRE GO
- $9 - $12
- Premium Bag
- $12 - $16
- UberGo
- $9 - $12
- 2hr HIRE
- $12 - $15
- Premier
- $12 - $15
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Estimated price
- $10 - $13
Colombo Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 43 43 475
- Website
- colombotaxicabs.com
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