There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Sumatra by plane, taxi, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)plane CMB - PKU
6h 51mRp 4,389,199–8,078,144Fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, taxi, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane CMB - KUL
- Take the taxi from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Port Dicksontaxi
- Take the ferry from Port Dickson to Dumaiferry
7h 51mRp 3,619,200–6,578,145Fly to Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)plane CMB - PDG
7h 16mRp 3,889,199–11,578,144Fly to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane CMB - PLM
7h 31mRp 3,989,199–11,578,144
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Sumatra is to fly which costs Rp4300000 - Rp8500000 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Sumatra is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs Rp4300000 - Rp8500000.
The distance between Colombo and Sumatra is 2537 km.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Colombo to Sumatra, including transfers.
Sumatra is 1h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 12:47 PM in Colombo and 2:17 PM in Sumatra.
There are one+ hotels available in Sumatra.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Sumatra, Indonesia?
Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–12,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,400,000–13,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Madras, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,200,000–13,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,500,000–12,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,500,000–4,200,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,500,000–16,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,900,000–18,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,600,000–17,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,600,000–13,000,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,100,000–15,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,200,000–12,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,500,000–12,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,900,000–13,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,600,000–13,000,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,200,000–12,000,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,200,000–15,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 2,700,000–8,000,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–16,000,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,200,000–12,000,000
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–14,000,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,300,000–9,500,000
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- indomal_dumai@yahoo.com
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Port Dickson to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 650,001
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- Rp 380,000–450,000
E-HAILING BOOKING @klia2limo
- Phone
- +60 17-311 6118
- Website
- klia2limo.com.my
Taxi KLIA KLIA2 Subang Airport Transfer
- Phone
- +60164128076
- Website
- lccttaxis.wordpress.com
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