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There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Surakarta by plane or train

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Fly to Adisumarmo International Airport
best
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC)CMB - SOC
8h 52m
Rp 3,590,913–9,578,897
Fly to Yogyakarta International Airport, train
cheapest
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA)CMB - YIA
2. Take the train from Yogyakarta International Airport to Yogyakarta Tugu Station
3. Take the train from Yogyakarta to Solo Balapan
9h 53m
Rp 3,218,912–9,441,896
Fly to Ahmad Yani, train
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ahmad Yani (SRG)CMB - SRG
2. Take the train from Semarang Poncol Station to Solobalapan
10h 21m
Rp 5,078,912–6,927,896

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC) flights

46Weekly Planes

11hAverage Duration

Rp 3,154,098Cheapest Price

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Distance: 3,837.9 km
Duration: 8h 52m

What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Surakarta, Indonesia?

SriLankan Airlines, Batik Air, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC) every 4 hours.

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Surakarta(opens in a new window), Indonesia(opens in a new window)

Surakarta (Javanese: ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ, Pegon: ), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese: ꦱꦭ; ), is a major city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 46.72 km2 (18.04 sq mi) city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Sukoharjo Regency to the east and west, and Sukoharjo Regency to the south. On the eastern side of Solo lies Solo River (Bengawan Solo). Its metropolitan area, consisting of Surakarta City and 59 districts spread over seven regencies ("Greater Solo Area", formerly Special Region of Surakarta), was home to 3,649,254 inhabitants as the 2010 census, around half a million of whom reside in the city proper.

Things to do in Surakarta

Radya Pustaka Museum(Opens in a new window)

Radya Pustaka Museum is a museum in Surakarta, Indonesia. Established in 1890, it is the second oldest museum in Indonesia (the oldest being the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta). The museum kept various literature in Old Javanese and Dutch languages. The museum is located within the park complex of Taman Sriwedari.

National Press Monument(Opens in a new window)

The National Press Monument (Indonesian: Monumen Pers Nasional) is a monument and museum to the national Indonesian press. Formally established in 1978, more than 20 years after it was first proposed, the monument is located in Surakarta, Central Java, and operated by the Ministry of Communications and Information. The complex consists of an old society building, which was constructed in 1918 and used for the first meeting of the Reporters Association of Indonesia (Persatuan Wartawan Indonesia, or PWI), as well as several subsequent expansions; it is listed as a Cultural Property of Indonesia.

Places to stay in Surakarta

The Royal Surakarta Heritage - Handwritten Collection(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Alsalam Syariah Guesthouse(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Swiss-Belhotel Solo(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Doeloerkoe Homestay(Opens in a new window)

9.5Superb

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