There are 7 ways to get from St. John's to Colombo by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane YYT - CMB
22h 48mRs 159,067–661,567Fly to Koggala, train
cheapest- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Koggala (KCT)plane YYT - KCT
- Take the train from Habaraduwa to Bambalapitiyatrain
32h 26mRs 150,777–654,467Fly to Kandy, train
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Kandy (KDW)plane YYT - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Maradanatrain
31h 45mRs 152,967–655,967Fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane YYT - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombobus
32h 3mFly to Hatton, train
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Hatton (NUF)plane YYT - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Fort Stationtrain
34h 6mRs 152,297–656,617Fly to Weerawila International Airport, bus
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)plane YYT - WRZ
- Take the bus from Tissamaharama to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
36h 55mRs 152,267–652,667Fly to Batticaloa Airport, bus
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)plane YYT - BTC
- Take the bus from Batticaloa to Colombo Pettahbus
32h 21mRs 153,317–653,617
Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. John's to Colombo is to fly and train which costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 700000 and takes 32h 26m.
The fastest way to get from St. John's to Colombo is to fly which takes 22h 48m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 700000.
The distance between St. John's and Colombo is 12401 km.
It takes approximately 22h 48m to get from St. John's to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 8h ahead of St. John's. It is currently 9:39 AM in St. John's and 5:39 PM in Colombo.
There are 1449+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between St. John's, NL, Canada and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
WestJet, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) once daily.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Kandy via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Kandy via London Gatwick, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Kandy via London Gatwick, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Kandy via Dublin, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Kandy via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Kandy via Dublin, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Gatwick, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Gatwick, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dublin, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dublin, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Hatton via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Hatton via London Gatwick, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Hatton via London Gatwick, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Hatton via Dublin, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Hatton via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Hatton via Dublin, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Koggala via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Koggala via London Gatwick, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Koggala via London Gatwick, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Koggala via Dublin, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Koggala via Dublin, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via London Gatwick, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via London Gatwick, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Dublin, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Dublin, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport, Sigiriya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport, Batticaloa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via London Gatwick, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via London Gatwick, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Dublin, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Dublin, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dublin, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Gatwick, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dublin, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dublin, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Maradana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,800
- 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 2,600–3,800
Train from Hatton to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–5,500
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–5,500
Train from Habaraduwa to Bambalapitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 214–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,900
- 3rd Class
- Rs 1,604
- 2nd Class
- Rs 214
- 1st Class
- Rs 1,926
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Tissamaharama to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 700–800
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 700–800
- Semi Lux
- Rs 900–1,300
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,700–2,200
- 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/
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