There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Mombasa by plane, taxi, or bus
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 Mombasa
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mombasa (MBA)CMB - MBA
13h 32m$359–909Fly to Ukunda, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ukunda (UKA)CMB - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasa
14h 32m$399–1,014Fly to Malindi, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Malindi (MYD)CMB - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Mombasa
16h 44m$365–1,053
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mombasa (MBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Mombasa is to fly and bus which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Mombasa is to fly which takes 13h 32m and costs $350 - $950.
The distance between Colombo and Mombasa is 4683 km.
It takes approximately 13h 32m to get from Colombo to Mombasa, including transfers.
Mombasa is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 5:56 AM in Colombo and 3:26 AM in Mombasa.
There are 2170+ hotels available in Mombasa.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Mombasa, Kenya?
Emirates, Flydubai, and six other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mombasa (MBA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mombasa via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ukunda via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ukunda via Sharjah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ukunda via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ukunda via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ukunda via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Malindi via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Malindi via Sharjah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Malindi via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Malindi via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Malindi via Mahe Island, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Malindi via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ukunda via Sharjah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ukunda via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ukunda via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Malindi via Sharjah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Malindi via Muscat, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Malindi via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Malindi via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Malindi via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mombasa via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mombasa via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mombasa via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mombasa via Muscat, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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