There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Seychelles by plane, ferry, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Seychelles International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ)plane CMB - SEZ
5h 19m$350–785Train to Koggala, fly to Seychelles International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ)plane KCT - SEZ
24h 26m$252–764Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Praslin Island Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Praslin Island Airport (PRI)plane CMB - PRI
- Take the ferry from Praslin to La Digueferry
- Take the ferry from La Digue to Praslinferry
- Take the ferry from Praslin to Mahéferry
10h 55m$681–1,549Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Seychelles International Airport
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ)plane WRZ - SEZ
28h 40m$275–780Train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Seychelles International Airport
- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ)plane BTC - SEZ
24h 58m$256–788
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Seychelles is to fly which costs $350 - $800 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Seychelles is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $350 - $800.
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 12:53 PM in Colombo and 11:23 AM in Seychelles.
There are 468+ 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
- $650–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Praslin Island Airport via Seychelles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Koggala to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–950
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Koggala to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Koggala to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Koggala to Seychelles International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- 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
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–35
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- 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
- $2–3
- Super Lux
- $4–5
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $22–27
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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