There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Matara by train, plane, or taxi
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane FRA - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Matarataxi
17h 59mRs 140,090–297,048Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hatton, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hatton (NUF)plane FRA - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Matarataxi
24h 37mRs 126,090–319,048Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NUE - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Matarataxi
21h 55mRs 139,487–377,002Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LEJ - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Matarataxi
21h 55mRs 160,937–420,602Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane HAJ - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Matarataxi
22h 46m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Matara is to train and fly and taxi which costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 300000 and takes 17h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Matara is to train and fly and taxi which takes 17h 59m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 300000.
The distance between Europe and Matara is 8453 km.
It takes approximately 17h 59m to get from Europe to Matara, including transfers.
Matara is 4h 30m ahead of Europe. It is currently 7:52 AM in Europe and 12:22 PM in Matara.
There are 3703+ hotels available in Matara.
What companies run services between Europe and Matara, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Matara. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Matara. Alternatively, you can take the line 250 bus to Herleshausen Bahnhof, walk to Herleshausen Bahnhof, take the train to Eisenach Hbf, take the train to Erfurt Hbf, take the train to Nürnberg Hbf, walk to Nürnberg Hbf, take the subway to Nürnberg Flughafen, walk to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Matara.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–400,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–470,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–420,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–280,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–420,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–420,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Hatton via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–260,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–250,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–16,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–29,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,600–13,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,600–6,000
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–14,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Estimated price
- Rs 28,000–36,000
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
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