There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Sober Islands by plane, unknown, bus, or train
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Fly 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 to Palampoddarubus
- Walk from Palampoddaru to Sober Islandsunknown
5h 5mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Fort Station to China Baytrain Colombo- Trincomalee
- Walk from China Bay to Sober Islandsunknown
7h 53mFly to Sigiriya Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane CMB - GIU
- Take the train from Habarana to China Baytrain
- Walk from China Bay to Sober Islandsunknown
4h 38mBus, travel via Dambulla
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Dambullabus
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Trincomaleebus
- Walk from Trincomalee to Sober Islandsunknown
7h 23m
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 5h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 15m to get from Colombo to Sober Islands, including transfers.
There are 355+ 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 to Sober Islands via Palampoddaru in around 5h 5m.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Trincomalee Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–130,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sigiriya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–130,000
- 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
Train from Habarana to China Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,570
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,520–2,570
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Colombo to Palampoddaru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,331
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 510–570
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 510–570
- Semi Lux
- Rs 600–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,100–1,500
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
- 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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