There are 4 ways to get from Nice to Matara by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)NCE - CMB
- Drive from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Matara
16h 58mRs 127,946–302,954Fly Monaco to Bandaranaike International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)MCM - CMB
- Drive from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Matara
18h 22mRs 78,461–234,056Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Koggala
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Koggala (KCT)NCE - KCT
43h 21mRs 89,946–272,954Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)MXP - CMB
- Drive from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Matara
22h 54mRs 103,032–258,009
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Matara is to train and fly and drive which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 260000 and takes 22h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Matara is to fly and drive which takes 16h 58m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 310000.
The distance between Nice and Matara is 8259 km.
It takes approximately 16h 58m to get from Nice to Matara, including transfers.
Matara is 4h 30m ahead of Nice. It is currently 2:03 AM in Nice and 6:33 AM in Matara.
There are 3502+ hotels available in Matara.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Matara, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Cinnamon Air, and three other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Koggala (KCT) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Koggala via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Koggala via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Koggala via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–460,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Koggala via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–460,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Koggala via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Koggala via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Koggala via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–260,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Koggala via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–260,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–210,000
Flights from Monaco to Bandaranaike International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–220,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–180,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–310,000
Flights from Monaco to Bandaranaike International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–270,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
Flights from Monaco to Bandaranaike International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–400,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–320,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–290,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–190,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–180,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,600–2,000
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,393
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
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