There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Madagascar by plane or bus
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane CMB - TNR
15h 32m$534–741Bus to Koggala, fly to Ivato International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane KCT - TNR
33h 13m$313–830Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Toamasina Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Toamasina Airport (TMM)plane CMB - TMM
17h 56m$431–1,137Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Philibert Tsiranana Airport (MJN)plane CMB - MJN
33h 29m$532–1,438Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Tulear
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tulear (TLE)plane CMB - TLE
36h 9m$411–1,138Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Arrachart Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Arrachart Airport (DIE)plane CMB - DIE
14h 41m$530–1,437Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Sambava Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sambava Airport (SVB)plane CMB - SVB
35h 6m$409–1,134
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ivato International Airport (TNR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Madagascar is to bus and fly which costs $310 - $850 and takes 33h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Madagascar is to fly which takes 14h 41m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Colombo and Madagascar is 4629 km.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Colombo to Madagascar, including transfers.
Madagascar is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 3:43 AM in Colombo and 1:13 AM in Madagascar.
There are 257+ hotels available in Madagascar.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Madagascar?
Air Seychelles, Emirates, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ivato International Airport (TNR) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airmadagascar.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toamasina Airport via Mahe Island, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toamasina Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toamasina Airport via Madras, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Mahe Island, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tulear via Mahe Island, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tulear via Bengaluru, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arrachart Airport via Mahe Island, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arrachart Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sambava Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toamasina Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toamasina Airport via Madras, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Arrachart Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Koggala to Ivato International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Koggala to Ivato International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mahe Island
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Koggala to Ivato International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Bus operators
- 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
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