There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Seychelles by plane, ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Seychelles International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ)CMB - SEZ
5h 19m$326–692Train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Seychelles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ)BTC - SEZ
24h 15m$247–739Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Praslin Island Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Praslin Island Airport (PRI)CMB - PRI
- Take the ferry from Praslin to La Digue
- Take the ferry from La Digue to Praslin
- Take the ferry from Praslin to Mahé
10h 55m$627–1,361Bus to Koggala, fly to Seychelles International Airport
- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ)KCT - SEZ
2d 2h$260–724
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Seychelles is to train and fly which costs $240 - $750 and takes 24h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Seychelles is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $320 - $700.
The distance between Colombo and Seychelles is 3051 km.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Colombo to Seychelles, including transfers.
Seychelles is 1h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 11:42 PM in Colombo and 10:12 PM in Seychelles.
There are 471+ hotels available in Seychelles.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Seychelles?
Air Seychelles flies from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) once a week.
- Website
- airseychelles.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Seychelles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Praslin Island Airport via Seychelles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Koggala to Seychelles International Airport via Weerawila, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Koggala to Seychelles International Airport via Weerawila, Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Koggala to Seychelles International Airport via Weerawila, Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Koggala to Seychelles International Airport via Weerawila, Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–40
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–7
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–40
- 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
- Phone
- (+248) 4 232329
- iif@seychelles.net
- Website
- iif-catrose.com
Ferry from Praslin to La Digue
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- iif-catrose.com
- Phone
- +248 4 297 074
- info@catcocos.com
- Website
- catcocos.com
Ferry from La Digue to Praslin
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–71
- Schedules at
- catcocos.com
- Coco de Mer
- $20
Ferry from Praslin to Mahé
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $71–72
- Schedules at
- catcocos.com
- Coco de Mer
- $72
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