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1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Entebbe (EBB)plane CMB - EBB
13h 18m
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Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Entebbe (EBB) flights

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12h 44mAverage Duration

$473Cheapest Price

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Distance: 5,395.1 km
Duration: 13h 18m

What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Kampala, Uganda?

Air Arabia, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Entebbe (EBB) every 4 hours.

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Kampala(opens in a new window), Uganda(opens in a new window)

Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,600 (2020) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Rubaga Division. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Kampala

Uganda Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Uganda Museum is a museum in Kampala, Uganda, which displays and exhibits ethnological, natural-historical and traditional life collections of Uganda's cultural heritage. The museum was founded in 1908, after Governor George Wilson called for "all articles of interest" on Uganda to be procured. Also among the collections in the Uganda Museum are playable musical instruments, hunting equipment, weaponry, archaeology and entomology.

Kasubi Tombs(Opens in a new window)

The Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, is the site of the burial grounds for four kabakas (kings of Buganda) and other members of the Baganda royal family. As a result, the site remains an important spiritual and political site for the Ganda people, as well as an important example of traditional architecture. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 2001, when it was described as "one of the most remarkable buildings using purely vegetal materials in the entire region of sub-Saharan Africa".

National Library of Uganda(Opens in a new window)

The National Library of Uganda was established by an Act of Parliament in 2003, replacing the Public Libraries Board itself established in 1964. It is the legal deposit library for Uganda and is under the directorship of Gertrude Kayaga Mulindwa. The National Library building is on Buganda Road in the city of Kampala.[http://www.nlu.go.ug/project/national-library-building-project]

Places to stay in Kampala

$224

Kampala Serena Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

$165

Le Petit Village Hotel & Spa(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

$144

Hilton Garden Inn Kampala(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

$133

ONOMO Hotel Kampala(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

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