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How to get fromColombo to Tangaby plane, bus, taxi or ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Tanga by plane, bus, taxi, or ferry

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  1. Fly to Tanga Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tanga Airport (TGT)plane plane CMB - TGT
    14h
    $631–1,739

  2. Fly to Ukunda, taxi, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ukunda (UKA)plane plane CMB - UKA
    2. Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi taxi
    3. Take the bus from Mombasa to Tangabus bus
    18h 53m
    $508–874

  3. Fly to Mombasa, bus

    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mombasa (MBA)plane plane CMB - MBA
    2. Take the bus from Mombasa to Tangabus bus
    18h 9m
    $509–920

  4. Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane plane CMB - DAR
    2. Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Tangabus bus
    19h 11m
    $511–1,015

  5. Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry, bus

    1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane plane CMB - ZNZ
    2. Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Tangabus bus
    21h 7m
    $561–1,153

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tanga Airport (TGT) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration14h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket$634Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Tanga, Tanzania?

Etihad, FlexFlight ApS, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Tanga Airport (TGT) once daily.

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