There are 3 ways to get from Freetown to Colombo by taxi, plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Freetown to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)FNA - CMB
22h 16mRs 291,228–726,043Ferry to Conakry, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloum
- Fly from Conakry (CKY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)CKY - CMB
24h 29mRs 170,060–517,882Taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Freetown to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)
- Fly from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)FNA - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
28h 37mRs 274,128–918,543
Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Freetown to Colombo is to ferry and fly which costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 550000 and takes 24h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Freetown to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 22h 16m and costs Rs. 290000 - Rs. 750000.
The distance between Freetown and Colombo is 10438 km.
It takes approximately 22h 16m to get from Freetown to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 5h 30m ahead of Freetown. It is currently 2:28 PM in Freetown and 7:58 PM in Colombo.
There are 1449+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Freetown, Sierra Leone and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Freetown to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Kaloum, take the taxi to Conakry (CKY) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Accra, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–750,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Casablanca, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–850,000
Flights from Conakry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Casablanca, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–650,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Casablanca, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–850,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Monrovia, Addis Ababa, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–700,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Monrovia, Addis Ababa, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–700,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Accra, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–900,000
Flights from Conakry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Blaise Diagne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–650,000
Flights from Conakry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Casablanca, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–650,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Ouagadougou, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–900,000
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Accra, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–900,000
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Freetown-Lungi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Casablanca, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–900,000
Flights from Conakry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Casablanca, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–650,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Conakry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Conakry to Bandaranaike International Airport via Casablanca, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 510–570
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 510–570
- Semi Lux
- Rs 600–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–2,400
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Phone
- +23276551155
- info@seacoachferry.com
- Website
- seacoachexpress.com
Ferry from Aberdeen to Kaloum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 30,960–120,000
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- Rs 30,960
- Business
- Rs 37,152
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–15,000
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