There are 3 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)CMB - TWU
- Take the bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
10h 31mRM 802–2,274Fly to Lahad Datu Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)CMB - LDU
- Take the bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
14h 12mRM 1,063–2,985Fly to Sandakan Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sandakan Airport (SDK)CMB - SDK
- Take the bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
15h 25mRM 939–2,515
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tawau Airport (TWU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Semporna is to fly and Minibus which costs RM 800 - RM 2300 and takes 10h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Semporna is to fly and Minibus which takes 10h 31m and costs RM 800 - RM 2300.
The distance between Colombo and Semporna is 4354 km.
It takes approximately 10h 31m to get from Colombo to Semporna, including transfers.
Semporna is 2h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 11:29 PM in Colombo and 1:59 AM in Semporna.
There are 140+ 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 Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), walk to Lahad Datu, then take the bus to Semporna.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–8,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 750–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–10,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sandakan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lahad Datu Airport via Singapore Changi, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 1,000–6,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 900–3,200
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Tawau Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sandakan Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–2,600
Bus from Tawau Airport to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 35
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- junsangdonald@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lahad Datu to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 46
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan Central to Semporna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 54
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
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