There are 2 ways to get from George Town to Colombo by plane, car ferry, or tram
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Fly from Penang International Airport
best- Fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)PEN - CMB
8h 43mRs 46,679–71,232Car ferry, tram to Alor Setar, fly
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Take the tram from Butterworth to Anak Bukit
- Fly from Alor Setar (AOR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)AOR - CMB
10h 11mRs 44,094–125,644
Penang International Airport (PEN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from George Town to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 46000 - Rs. 75000 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from George Town to Colombo is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs Rs. 46000 - Rs. 75000.
The distance between George Town and Colombo is 2319 km.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from George Town to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 2h 30m behind George Town. It is currently 2:24 AM in George Town and 11:54 PM in Colombo.
There are 1448+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between George Town, Malaysia and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Firefly, SriLankan Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Penang International Airport (PEN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 29,000–120,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–160,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 29,000–120,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 40,000–160,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–80,000
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Langkawi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 26,000–85,000
Flights from Alor Setar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–110,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–100,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 26,000–80,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–100,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Penang International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–210,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Alor Setar to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–120,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Tram from Butterworth to Anak Bukit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 950–2,600
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- Rs 1,300–1,800
- Shuttle
- Rs 950–2,600
- Express First
- Rs 1,800–2,300
- Phone
- 04-375 2400
- info@penangport.com.my
- Website
- penangport.com.my
Car ferry from Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 145
- Schedules at
- penangport.com.my
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