There are 2 ways to get from Colombo to Semporna by plane or bus
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Fly to Tawau Airport, Minibus
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tawau Airport (TWU)plane CMB - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Sempornabus
10h 21mRM 1,250–4,371Fly to Sandakan Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)plane CMB - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Sempornabus
15h 10mRM 1,133–3,838
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Semporna is to fly and bus which costs RM 1100 - RM 3900 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Semporna is to fly and Minibus which takes 10h 21m and costs RM 1200 - RM 4400.
The distance between Colombo and Semporna is 4354 km.
It takes approximately 10h 21m to get from Colombo to Semporna, including transfers.
Semporna is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 8:02 AM in Colombo and 10:32 AM in Semporna.
There are 142+ hotels available in Semporna.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Semporna, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Semporna. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Tawau Airport (TWU), walk to Tawau Airport, then take the bus to Semporna. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Sandakan Airport (SDK), take the taxi to Sandakan Central, then take the bus to Semporna.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,100–4,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 950–3,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,400–7,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–6,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,200–4,200
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–180
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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