There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Mahawa by plane, car, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Katsina Airport, drive
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Katsina Airport (DKA)plane CMB - DKA
- Drive from Katsina Airport (DKA) to Mahawacar
42h 38m$686–2,145Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Sokoto, drive
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sokoto (SKO)plane CMB - SKO
- Drive from Sokoto (SKO) to Mahawacar
25h 24m$1,133–3,042Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, drive
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)plane CMB - KAN
- Drive from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) to Mahawacar
23h 31m$742–2,254Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Niamey, drive
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Niamey (NIM)plane CMB - NIM
- Drive from Niamey (NIM) to Mahawacar
24h 8mTrain to Koggala, fly to Sokoto, drive
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Sokoto (SKO)plane KCT - SKO
- Drive from Sokoto (SKO) to Mahawacar
38h 1m$707–1,919Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Sokoto, drive
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Sokoto (SKO)plane WRZ - SKO
- Drive from Sokoto (SKO) to Mahawacar
42h 5m$728–2,037
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Katsina Airport (DKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Mahawa is to train and fly and drive which costs $700 - $2,000 and takes 38h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Mahawa is to fly and drive which takes 23h 31m and costs $700 - $2,300.
The distance between Colombo and Mahawa is 8179 km.
It takes approximately 42h 38m to get from Colombo to Mahawa, including transfers.
Mahawa is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 12:47 AM in Colombo and 8:17 PM in Mahawa.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Mahawa, Niger?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Mahawa. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Katsina Airport (DKA), then drive to Mahawa. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Sokoto (SKO), then drive to Mahawa.
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sokoto via Abu Dhabi, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sokoto via Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Koggala to Sokoto via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Koggala to Sokoto via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Sokoto via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Sokoto via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- realtonga.to
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Katsina Airport via Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Katsina Airport via Mumbai, Addis Ababa, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sokoto via Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Koggala to Sokoto via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Sokoto via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Niamey via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- armcharter.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport via Doha, Abuja
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–9
- 3rd Class
- $6
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $7
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- 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
- $2–3
- Super Lux
- $3–5
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $20–25
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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