There are 5 ways to get from El Nido to Colombo by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ENI - CMB
12h 48mRs 79,456–212,130Fly to Koggala, train
cheapest- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Koggala (KCT)plane ENI - KCT
- Take the train from Habaraduwa to Bambalapitiyatrain
25h 36mRs 71,166–205,030Fly to Kandy, train
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Kandy (KDW)plane ENI - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Maradanatrain
24h 56mRs 73,356–206,530Fly to Hatton, train
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Hatton (NUF)plane ENI - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Fort Stationtrain
27h 16mRs 72,686–207,180Fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane ENI - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombobus
25h 13m
El Nido Airport (ENI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Nido to Colombo is to fly and train which costs Rs. 70000 - Rs. 210000 and takes 25h 36m.
The fastest way to get from El Nido to Colombo is to fly which takes 12h 48m and costs Rs. 75000 - Rs. 220000.
The distance between El Nido and Colombo is 4396 km.
It takes approximately 12h 48m to get from El Nido to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 2h 30m behind El Nido. It is currently 8:56 AM in El Nido and 6:26 AM in Colombo.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between El Nido, Philippines and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
AirSWIFT, Thai Airways International, and nine other airlines fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Kandy via Manila, Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Kandy via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–230,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Kandy via Manila, Don Muang, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Kandy via Clark International, Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Kandy via Boracay, Manila, Don Muang, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Hatton via Manila, Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Hatton via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–230,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Hatton via Manila, Don Muang, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Hatton via Clark International, Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Hatton via Boracay, Manila, Don Muang, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–230,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Manila, Don Muang, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Clark International, Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Boracay, Manila, Don Muang, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Koggala via Manila, Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Koggala via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–230,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Koggala via Manila, Don Muang, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Koggala via Clark International, Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Koggala via Boracay, Manila, Don Muang, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Clark International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from El Nido Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manila, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–260,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–230,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Maradana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,800
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,800
Train from Hatton to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–5,500
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–5,500
Train from Habaraduwa to Bambalapitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 214–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,900
- 3rd Class
- Rs 1,604
- 2nd Class
- Rs 214
- 1st Class
- Rs 1,926
Bus operators
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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