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There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Van by plane or bus

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Fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport
best
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)CMB - VAN
17h 47m
₺19,634–56,940
Fly to Agri, bus
cheapest
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Agri (AJI)CMB - AJI
2. Take the bus from Ağrı to Van
19h 54m
₺17,204–45,670
Fly to Muş Airport, bus
1. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Muş Airport (MSR)CMB - MSR
2. Take the bus from Muş bus station to Van bus station
22h 37m
₺18,324–57,880

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) flights

12Weekly Planes

21h 42mAverage Duration

₺18,391Cheapest Price

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Distance: 5,090.1 km
Duration: 17h 47m

What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Van, Turkey?

Turkish Airlines, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) twice daily.

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Van(opens in a new window), Türkiye(opens in a new window)

Van (Armenian: Վան; Kurdish: Wan) is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, on the eastern shore of Lake Van. It is the capital and largest city of Van Province. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Van

Van Fortress(Opens in a new window)

The Fortress of Van (Armenian: Վանի Բերդ, also known as Van Citadel, Turkish: Van Kalesi or Kurdish: Kela Wanê) is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient Armenian kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC, and is the largest example of its kind. It overlooks the ruins of Tushpa the ancient Urartian capital during the 9th century which was centered upon the steep-sided bluff where the fortress now sits. A number of similar fortifications were built throughout the Urartian kingdom, usually cut into hillsides and outcrops in places where modern-day Armenia, Turkey and Iran meet. Successive groups such as the Medes, Achaemenids, Armenians, Parthians, Romans, Sassanid Persians, Byzantines, Arabs, Seljuks, Safavids, Afsharids, Ottomans and Russians each controlled the fortress at one time or another. The ancient fortress is located just west of Van and east of Lake Van in the Van Province of Turkey.

Tushpa(Opens in a new window)

Tushpa (Armenian: Տոսպ Tosp, Assyrian: Turuspa, Turkish: Tuşpa) was the 9th-century BC capital of Urartu, later becoming known as Van which is derived from Biaina the native name of Urartu. The ancient ruins are located just west of Van and east of Lake Van in the Van Province of Turkey.

Toprakkale (castle)(Opens in a new window)

Rusahinili ("city of (King) Rusa I)", modern Toprakkale, Turkey) is an ancient Urartian fortress built by Rusa I, located near the modern city of Van in eastern Turkey.

Places to stay in Van

Elite World Van(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Toprak Hotel(Opens in a new window)

7.6Good

Reform Hotel(Opens in a new window)

7.6Good

Resmina Hotel(Opens in a new window)

6.9Pleasant

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