There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Nosy Be by plane, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Fascene Nosy Be Airport (NOS)CMB - NOS
23h 27m$737–2,045Train to Batticaloa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Fascene Nosy Be Airport (NOS)BTC - NOS
47h 17m$558–1,841Bus to Koggala, fly
- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Fascene Nosy Be Airport (NOS)KCT - NOS
2d$571–1,727Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Fascene Nosy Be Airport (NOS)WRZ - NOS
2d 4h$577–1,833
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Fascene Nosy Be Airport (NOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Nosy Be is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,900 and takes 47h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Nosy Be is to fly which takes 23h 27m and costs $700 - $2,100.
The distance between Colombo and Nosy Be is 4207 km.
It takes approximately 23h 27m to get from Colombo to Nosy Be, including transfers.
Nosy Be is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 7:26 PM in Colombo and 4:56 PM in Nosy Be.
There are 297+ hotels available in Nosy Be.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Nosy Be, MG-D, Madagascar?
SriLankan Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Fascene Nosy Be Airport (NOS) twice a week.
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- Website
- airmadagascar.com
Flights from Koggala to Fascene Nosy Be Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Antananarivo
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Koggala to Fascene Nosy Be Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Fascene Nosy Be Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Antananarivo
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Fascene Nosy Be Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Fascene Nosy Be Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Antananarivo
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Fascene Nosy Be Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Koggala to Fascene Nosy Be Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Fascene Nosy Be Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Fascene Nosy Be Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fascene Nosy Be Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fascene Nosy Be Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–40
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–40
- 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
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
- $4–5
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $22–27
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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