How to get fromColombo to ToamasinaBy plane, shuttle, train, bus, or taxi

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There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Toamasina by plane, shuttle, train, bus, or taxi

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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Toamasina Airport
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1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Toamasina Airport (TMM)plane CMB - TMM
17h 41m
$579–2,036
Train to Koggala, fly to Toamasina Airport
cheapest
1. Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
2. Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Toamasina Airport (TMM)plane KCT - TMM
2d 4h
$392–1,312
Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport, Cotisse
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane CMB - TNR
2. Take a shuttle bus from Cotisse Tanà to Cotisse Tamataveshuttle
21h 17m
$537–1,254
Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Toamasina Airport
1. Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
2. Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
3. Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Toamasina Airport (TMM)plane WRZ - TMM
2d 8h
$414–1,331

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Toamasina Airport (TMM) flights

12Weekly Planes

24hAverage Duration

$595Cheapest Price

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Distance: 4,408.4 km
Duration: 17h 41m

What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Toamasina, Madagascar?

IndiGo Airlines, Air Austral, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Toamasina Airport (TMM) twice daily.

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Toamasina(opens in a new window), Madagascar(opens in a new window)

Toamasina, meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of its capital and biggest city Antananarivo. In 2018 Toamasina had a population of 325,857. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Toamasina

Parc Ivoloina(Opens in a new window)

Parc Ivoloina (eev’-uh-lah-ween) is a recreational and educational zoological park home to lemurs, reptiles, amphibians, and other native Malagasy species near the city of Toamasina in eastern Madagascar. On their own or with a guide, visitors can explore the wildlife exhibits, orchards, an education center, model agricultural station, historic ruins, and nine kilometers of hiking trails. A dugout canoe tour is also available. A sampling can be accomplished as a day trip or visitors can arrange multiple days staying overnight.

Nosy Alañaña Light(Opens in a new window)

Nosy Alañaña Light, also known as Île aux Prunes Light (French: Phare de l'Île aux Prunes), is an active lighthouse in Île aux Prunes, Toamasina Province, Madagascar. At a height of 197 ft it is the twenty-fourth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest in Africa. It is located on Île aux Prunes (Isle of Prunes, Malagasy: Nosy Alañaña), a tiny island about 16 km north-northeast of Toamasina.

Places to stay in Toamasina

The Streamliner Hotel Apartment(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Hotel Joffre(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Java Hotel Tamatave(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Calypso Hôtel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

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