There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Gilgit-Baltistan by plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Skardu Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Skardu Airport (KDU)plane CMB - KDU
9h 32m$360–1,538Fly to Gilgit
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gilgit (GIL)plane CMB - GIL
10h 31m$228–584Fly to Islamabad International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Islamabad International Airport (ISB)plane CMB - ISB
- Take the bus from Islamabad to Naranbus
- Take the taxi from Naran to Chilastaxi
15h 56m$559–1,479
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Skardu Airport (KDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Gilgit-Baltistan is to fly which costs $220 - $600 and takes 10h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Gilgit-Baltistan is to fly which takes 9h 32m and costs $360 - $1,600.
The distance between Colombo and Gilgit-Baltistan is 3205 km.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Colombo to Gilgit-Baltistan, including transfers.
Gilgit-Baltistan is 30 min behind Colombo. It is currently 9:18 AM in Colombo and 8:48 AM in Gilgit-Baltistan.
There are 24+ hotels available in Gilgit-Baltistan.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan?
SriLankan Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Skardu Airport (KDU) 4 times a week.
- Website
- www4.piac.com.pk
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Skardu Airport via Karachi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Skardu Airport via Lahore
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gilgit via Karachi, Islamabad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gilgit via Abu Dhabi, Islamabad International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Karachi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
- Website
- flyjinnah.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Karachi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- airblue.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Skardu Airport via Lahore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Islamabad International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Phone
- (061) 111 22 44 88
- info@faisalmovers.com.pk
- Website
- faisalmovers.com
Bus from Islamabad to Naran
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–12
- Website
- https://www.bookkaru.com/
- Website
- https://www.faisalmovers.com/
- Premium Plus
- $6–9
- Executive
- $4–12
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Estimated price
- $23–28
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