There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Dumbullam by plane, car, taxi, train, or bus
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 Ndjamena, drive
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane CMB - NDJ
- Drive from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Dumbullamcar
21h 40m$939–2,251Train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Ndjamena, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane BTC - NDJ
- Drive from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Dumbullamcar
36h 28m$566–1,954Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Maiduguri, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Maiduguri (MIU)plane CMB - MIU
- Take the taxi from Maiduguri (MIU) to Dumbullamtaxi
24h 38m$688–2,247Train to Koggala, fly to Ndjamena, drive
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane KCT - NDJ
- Drive from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Dumbullamcar
36h 7m$762–2,530Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Salak Airport, drive
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Salak Airport (MVR)plane CMB - MVR
- Drive from Salak Airport (MVR) to Dumbullamcar
2d 1h$958–2,984Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Ndjamena, drive
- 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 Ndjamena (NDJ)plane WRZ - NDJ
- Drive from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Dumbullamcar
40h 10m$785–2,545
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ndjamena (NDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Dumbullam is to train and fly and drive which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 36h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Dumbullam is to fly and drive which takes 21h 40m and costs $900 - $2,300.
The distance between Colombo and Dumbullam is 7446 km.
It takes approximately 21h 40m to get from Colombo to Dumbullam, including transfers.
Dumbullam is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 7:09 AM in Colombo and 2:39 AM in Dumbullam.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Dumbullam, Nigeria?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Dumbullam. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then drive to Dumbullam. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Maiduguri (MIU), then take the taxi to Dumbullam.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Koggala to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Koggala to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Koggala to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Maiduguri via Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- camair-co.cm
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Salak Airport via Mumbai, Addis Ababa, Yaounde
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 26m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Sharjah, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- 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
- 2h 22m
- Estimated price
- $10–26
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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