There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Lilongwe by plane or bus
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)CMB - LLW
15h 29m$385–1,142Bus to Koggala, fly to Kamuzu International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)KCT - LLW
29h 5m$334–881Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Chileka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)CMB - BLZ
- Take the bus from Blantyre to Lilongwe
27h 22m$653–1,759
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Lilongwe is to bus and fly which costs $330 - $900 and takes 29h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Lilongwe is to fly which takes 15h 29m and costs $380 - $1,200.
The distance between Colombo and Lilongwe is 5654 km.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Colombo to Lilongwe, including transfers.
Lilongwe is 3h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 8:01 PM in Colombo and 4:31 PM in Lilongwe.
There are 88+ hotels available in Lilongwe.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Lilongwe, Malawi?
IndiGo Airlines, Kenya Airways, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bengaluru, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Doha, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Koggala to Kamuzu International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- 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
- $1–2
- Super Lux
- $2–4
- Phone
- +(265)994 193 745
- Website
- sososocoaches.com
Bus from Blantyre to Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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