There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Saja by plane, train, taxi, bus, 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 Makambankotrain
22h 45mFly 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 16m$594–1,854Bus to Koggala, fly to Mbeya Airport, train
- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane KCT - MBI
- Take the train from Mbeya to Makambankotrain
42h 21mFly 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 18m$819–1,794
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 $550 - $1,900 and takes 20h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Saja is to fly and taxi which takes 20h 16m and costs $550 - $1,900.
The distance between Colombo and Saja is 5703 km.
It takes approximately 22h 45m to get from Colombo to Saja, including transfers.
Saja is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 9:34 AM in Colombo and 7:04 AM 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 Makambanko, 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
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
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
- $850–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Iringa Airport via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Koggala to Mbeya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
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
- $650–1,500
Flights from Koggala to Mbeya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Songea via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Iringa Airport via Doha, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Iringa Airport via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Mbeya to Makambanko
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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