There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Sober Islands by plane, unknown, bus, or train
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 Trincomalee Airport, travel
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trincomalee Airport (TRR)plane CMB - TRR
- Walk from Trincomalee Airport (TRR) to Sober Islandsunknown
1h 15mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Trincomaleebus Colombo
- Walk from Trincomalee to Sober Islandsunknown
7h 5mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Fort Station to China Baytrain Colombo- Trincomalee
- Walk from China Bay to Sober Islandsunknown
7h 53mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane CMB - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Trincomaleebus
- Walk from Trincomalee to Sober Islandsunknown
4h 42mBus to Koggala, fly to Trincomalee Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Trincomalee Airport (TRR)plane KCT - TRR
- Walk from Trincomalee Airport (TRR) to Sober Islandsunknown
30h 6mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Kandy, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kandy (KDW)plane CMB - KDW
- Walk from Kandy (KDW) to Sober Islandsunknown
3h 57m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Trincomalee Airport (TRR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Colombo and Sober Islands is 244 km.
The best way to get from Colombo to Sober Islands without a car is to bus and travel which takes 7h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 15m to get from Colombo to Sober Islands, including transfers.
There are 337+ hotels available in Sober Islands.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Sober Islands, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Sober Islands. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Trincomalee Airport (TRR), then travel to Sober Islands. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Sober Islands via Trincomalee in around 7h 5m.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trincomalee Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–110,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sigiriya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 13,000–100,000
Flights from Koggala to Trincomalee Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 13,000–90,000
Flights from Koggala to Trincomalee Airport via Weerawila, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–95,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–100,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to China Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–9,500
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,400–1,700
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,800–9,500
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–950
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 850–950
- Semi Lux
- Rs 1,000–1,500
- Super Lux
- Rs 2,000–2,600
Bus from Dambulla to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 380–420
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 380–420
- Semi Lux
- Rs 450–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 850–1,100
Bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 370–410
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 370–410
- Semi Lux
- Rs 440–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 800–1,100
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,430
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,100–2,300
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
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