There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul to Matara by plane, taxi, train, 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.
Fly to Weerawila International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)plane IST - WRZ
- Take the taxi from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Matarataxi
18h 39mRs 98,053–213,977Fly to Koggala
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Koggala (KCT)plane IST - KCT
18hRs 82,481–196,767Fly to Hatton, taxi
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hatton (NUF)plane IST - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Matarataxi
18h 24mRs 110,170–229,290Fly to Kandy, train, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kandy (KDW)plane IST - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fort Station to Matara Bus Stationbus
21h 50mRs 84,227–199,612Fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane IST - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kadawathabus
- Take the bus from Kadawatha to Matarabus
21h 31mFly to Batticaloa Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)plane IST - BTC
- Take the bus from Batticaloa to Colombo Pettahbus
- Take the bus from Fort Station to Matara Bus Stationbus
23h 55mRs 85,551–199,024
Istanbul (IST) to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Matara is to fly which costs Rs. 80000 - Rs. 200000 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Matara is to fly which takes 18h and costs Rs. 80000 - Rs. 200000.
The distance between Istanbul and Matara is 6619 km.
It takes approximately 18h 39m to get from Istanbul to Matara, including transfers.
Matara is 2h 30m ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 3:10 PM in Istanbul and 5:40 PM in Matara.
There are 568+ hotels available in Matara.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Matara, Sri Lanka?
Turkish Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Koggala (KCT) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Weerawila International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–330,000
Flights from Istanbul to Weerawila International Airport via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Weerawila International Airport via Colombo, Sigiriya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–330,000
Flights from Istanbul to Weerawila International Airport via Sharjah, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Weerawila International Airport via Colombo, Batticaloa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–340,000
Flights from Istanbul to Koggala via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Istanbul to Koggala via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–270,000
Flights from Istanbul to Koggala via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Koggala via Colombo, Sigiriya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–330,000
Flights from Istanbul to Koggala via Sharjah, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–270,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Sharjah, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hatton via Kuwait, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kandy via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kandy via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–270,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kandy via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kandy via Sharjah, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Kandy via Kuwait, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–270,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–280,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Sharjah, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Sigiriya Airport via Kuwait, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–220,000
Flights from Istanbul to Batticaloa Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–330,000
Flights from Istanbul to Batticaloa Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–270,000
Flights from Istanbul to Batticaloa Airport via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–290,000
Flights from Istanbul to Batticaloa Airport via Sharjah, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Batticaloa Airport via Kuwait, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–220,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,900
- 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 2,600–3,900
Bus operators
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Fort Station to Matara Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 530–580
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 530–580
- Semi Lux
- Rs 650–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,200–1,600
Bus from Kadawatha to Matara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 530–590
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 530–590
- Semi Lux
- Rs 650–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kadawatha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Batticaloa to Colombo Pettah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,300–2,500
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–36,000
Visit Lanka Sri Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.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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