There are 5 ways to get from Matale to Malawi by taxi, plane, shuttle, bus, or train
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Taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Kamuzu International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Matale to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane CMB - LLW
17h 47m$525–1,430Taxi, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Kamuzu International Airport
cheapest- Take the taxi from Matale to Wellawataxi
- Take the train from Wellawa to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane BTC - LLW
28h 1m$360–1,146Taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Chileka International Airport
- Take the taxi from Matale to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane CMB - BLZ
23h 35m$672–2,226Taxi to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Mbeya Airport, Private Transfer , bus
- Take the taxi from Matale to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mbeya Airport (MBI)plane CMB - MBI
- Take a shuttle bus from Mbeya Airport to Malawi border
- Take the bus from Songwe to Karongabus
25h 2mTaxi, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Chileka International Airport
- Take the taxi from Matale to Wellawataxi
- Take the train from Wellawa to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane BTC - BLZ
2d 3h$517–1,342
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Matale to Malawi is to taxi and train and fly which costs $360 - $1,200 and takes 28h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Matale to Malawi is to taxi and fly which takes 17h 47m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Matale and Malawi is 5737 km.
It takes approximately 17h 47m to get from Matale to Malawi, including transfers.
Malawi is 3h 30m behind Matale. It is currently 12:59 PM in Matale and 9:29 AM in Malawi.
There are 45+ hotels available in Malawi.
What companies run services between Matale, Sri Lanka and Malawi?
There is no direct connection from Matale to Malawi. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW), then take the taxi to Lilongwe. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Chileka International Airport (BLZ), then take the taxi to Blantyre.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bengaluru, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Doha, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Doha, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Dubai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mbeya Airport via Bengaluru, Mumbai, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Wellawa to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–25
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–25
- Phone
- +254 718 370 639
- zanzibartours@gmail.com
- Website
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Shuttle from Mbeya Airport to Malawi border
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Schedules at
- hoteltoursandtransfers.com
Bus from Songwe to Karonga
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- captaintours.websites.co.in
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Estimated price
- $9–22
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
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