There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Saint Helena by plane, bus, 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 from Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to St. Helena Airport (HLE)plane CMB - HLE
39h 8m$1,229–3,234Bus to Sigiriya Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Dambullabus
- Fly from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to St. Helena Airport (HLE)plane GIU - HLE
3d 14h$905–2,506Bus to Koggala, fly
- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to St. Helena Airport (HLE)plane KCT - HLE
2d 11h$918–2,423Bus to Kandy, fly
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Kandy Good Shed Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kandy (KDW) to St. Helena Airport (HLE)plane KDW - HLE
2d 13h$905–2,506Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly
- 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 St. Helena Airport (HLE)plane WRZ - HLE
2d 14h$924–2,429Bus, taxi to Hatton, fly
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Rathnapurabus
- Take the taxi from Rathnapura to Hatton (NUF)taxi
- Fly from Hatton (NUF) to St. Helena Airport (HLE)plane NUF - HLE
2d 15h$915–2,518
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to St. Helena Airport (HLE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Saint Helena is to bus and taxi and fly which costs $900 - $2,600 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Saint Helena is to fly which takes 39h 8m and costs $1,200 - $3,300.
The distance between Colombo and Saint Helena is 9802 km.
It takes approximately 39h 8m to get from Colombo to Saint Helena, including transfers.
Saint Helena is 5h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 9:23 AM in Colombo and 3:53 AM in Saint Helena.
There are six+ hotels available in Saint Helena.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Saint Helena?
Air Seychelles and Airlink fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to St. Helena Airport (HLE) once a week.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to St. Helena Airport via Mahe Island, Johannesburg, Walvis Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Koggala to St. Helena Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Johannesburg, Walvis Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Sigiriya Airport to St. Helena Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Johannesburg, Walvis Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Sigiriya Airport to St. Helena Airport via Weerawila International Airport, Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Johannesburg, Walvis Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Kandy to St. Helena Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Johannesburg, Walvis Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to St. Helena Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Johannesburg, Walvis Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Hatton to St. Helena Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Johannesburg, Walvis Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- 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 Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- 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
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Kandy Good Shed Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $1–3
- 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
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Rathnapura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- 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
- $2–3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- $14–27
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
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