There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Montego Bay by plane, bus, shuttle, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Ian Fleming International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ)plane CMB - OCJ
- Take the bus from Ocho Rios to Montego Baybus
39h 43m$1,007–3,967Train to Koggala, fly to Sangster International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ)plane KCT - MBJ
2d 22h$751–3,113Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Norman Manley International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN)plane CMB - KIN
- Take a shuttle bus from Kingston - Bob Marley Museum to Montego Bay
32h 33m$1,457–5,069Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Sangster International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ)plane CMB - MBJ
26h 6m$1,329–3,234Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Sangster International Airport
- 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 Sangster International Airport (MBJ)plane WRZ - MBJ
2d 21h$824–2,028Train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Sangster International Airport
- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ)plane BTC - MBJ
2d 5h$755–3,137
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Montego Bay is to bus and taxi and fly which costs $800 - $2,100 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Montego Bay is to fly which takes 26h 6m and costs $1,300 - $3,300.
The distance between Colombo and Montego Bay is 16353 km.
It takes approximately 39h 43m to get from Colombo to Montego Bay, including transfers.
Montego Bay is 10h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 6:27 AM in Colombo and 7:57 PM in Montego Bay.
There are 353+ hotels available in Montego Bay.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Montego Bay, Jamaica?
SriLankan Airlines and Condor Flugdienst fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) once a week.
Airlines
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ian Fleming International Airport via Istanbul, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ian Fleming International Airport via Doha, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ian Fleming International Airport via Dubai, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Norman Manley International Airport via Istanbul, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Norman Manley International Airport via Frankfurt, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Koggala to Sangster International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Sangster International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Sangster International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sangster International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Sangster International Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–13
- 3rd Class
- $6
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $7
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–35
Bus operators
Bus from Ocho Rios to Montego Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://realjamaica.org/local-transportation
- Phone
- 1 (876) 833-6285
- willistoursjamaica@gmail.com
- Website
- willistoursjamaica.com
Shuttle from Kingston - Bob Marley Museum to Montego Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $300
- Website
- https://willistoursjamaica.com/
- Schedules at
- https://willistoursjamaica.com/tours/
- Schedules at
- https://willistoursjamaica.com/transportation/
- 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
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $22–26
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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