There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Saja by plane, train, taxi, or car
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Mbeya Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane CMB - MBI
- Take the train from Mbeya to Makambakotrain
22h 55mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Iringa Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Iringa Airport (IRI)plane CMB - IRI
- Take the taxi from Iringa Airport (IRI) to Sajataxi
20h 6m$723–2,054Train to Koggala, fly to Mbeya Airport, train
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane KCT - MBI
- Take the train from Mbeya to Makambakotrain
41h 47mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Songea, drive
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Songea (SGX)plane CMB - SGX
- Drive from Songea (SGX) to Sajacar
21h 3m$868–2,094
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mbeya Airport (MBI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Saja is to fly and taxi which costs $700 - $2,100 and takes 20h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Saja is to fly and taxi which takes 20h 6m and costs $700 - $2,100.
The distance between Colombo and Saja is 5703 km.
It takes approximately 22h 55m to get from Colombo to Saja, including transfers.
Saja is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 8:24 PM in Colombo and 5:54 PM in Saja.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Saja, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Saja. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Mbeya Airport (MBI), take the taxi to Mbeya, take the train to Makambako, then take the taxi to Saja. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Iringa Airport (IRI), then take the taxi to Saja.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Doha, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Bengaluru, Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Iringa Airport via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Koggala to Mbeya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Koggala to Mbeya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Songea via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Iringa Airport via Doha, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Mbeya to Makambako
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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