There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Gandara by plane, bus, taxi, or ferry
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Fly to Tacloban, Minivan, taxi
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tacloban (TAC)CMB - TAC
- Take the bus from Duptours, Tacloban to Catbalogan
- Take the taxi from Catbalogan to Gandara
16h 47m₱16,690–44,240Fly to Mactan–Cebu International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)CMB - CEB
- Take the ferry from MEPZ 1 Mactan to Cebu Pier 3
- Take the ferry from Cebu Pier 3 to Calbayog
19h 23m₱16,407–30,937Fly to Calbayog
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Calbayog (CYP)CMB - CYP
18h 55m₱23,302–67,762Fly to Catarman, Mini Van
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Catarman (CRM)CMB - CRM
- Take the bus from VS Grand Tours Catarman to VS Grand Tours Calbayog
22h 19m₱22,722–63,232
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tacloban (TAC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Gandara is to fly and ferry which costs ₱16,000 - ₱31,000 and takes 19h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Gandara is to fly and Minivan and taxi which takes 16h 47m and costs ₱16,000 - ₱45,000.
The distance between Colombo and Gandara is 5113 km.
It takes approximately 16h 47m to get from Colombo to Gandara, including transfers.
Gandara is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 4:01 PM in Colombo and 6:31 PM in Gandara.
There are nine+ hotels available in Gandara.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Gandara, Philippines?
Cathay Pacific, Cebgo, and eight other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Calbayog (CYP) 4 times a day.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tacloban via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calbayog via Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calbayog via Suvarnabhumi, Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Catarman via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Catarman via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Catarman via Hong Kong, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–90,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Catarman via Hong Kong, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Catarman via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–70,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Catarman via Kuala Lumpur, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–70,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tacloban via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–90,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calbayog via Hong Kong, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–85,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calbayog via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–130,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Calbayog via Kuala Lumpur, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–70,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tacloban via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tacloban via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–41,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–31,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tacloban via Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–55,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–33,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–65,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tacloban via Don Muang, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–43,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–32,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–33,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–41,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–32,000
- Phone
- +63 939 937 7002
- duptours2004@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Duptours, Tacloban to Catbalogan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱208
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63 55 251 5243
- corporate@vsgrandtours.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from VS Grand Tours Catarman to VS Grand Tours Calbayog
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱320
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- topline.ph
Ferry from MEPZ 1 Mactan to Cebu Pier 3
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱25
- Schedules at
- topline.ph
- Phone
- +63 55 533 8248
- support@grandferries.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Cebu Pier 3 to Calbayog
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,950
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- booking.barkota.com
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- ₱600–800
Tacloban Rent a Car
- Phone
- +63-965-129-6777
- Website
- taclobanrentacar.com
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