There are 5 ways to get from St. John's to Colombo by plane, bus, 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 to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane YYT - CMB
25h 27mRs 149,086–401,586Fly to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane YYT - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
31h 34mRs 182,286–652,886Fly to Kandy, train
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Kandy (KDW)plane YYT - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
31h 56mRs 183,286–655,486Fly 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 182,316–654,236Fly to Koggala, train
- Fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Koggala (KCT)plane YYT - KCT
- Take the train from Habaraduwa to Bambalapitiyatrain
2d 8hRs 180,796–653,586
Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from St. John's to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 410000 and takes 25h 27m.
The fastest way to get from St. John's to Colombo is to fly which takes 25h 27m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 410000.
The distance between St. John's and Colombo is 12401 km.
It takes approximately 25h 27m to get from St. John's to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 9h ahead of St. John's. It is currently 8:08 PM in St. John's and 5:08 AM in Colombo.
There are 1365+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between St. John's, NL, Canada and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
WestJet, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Saint John'S International Airport (YYT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Gatwick, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dublin, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dublin, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dublin, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Kandy via London Gatwick, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
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 220,000–650,000
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 220,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Kandy via Dublin, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
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 230,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Hatton via London Gatwick, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
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 220,000–650,000
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 220,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Hatton via Dublin, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
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 230,000–750,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Koggala via London Gatwick, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Koggala via London Gatwick, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Koggala via Dublin, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–650,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Koggala via Dublin, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–650,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–600,000
- 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 210,000–650,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Saint John'S International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dublin, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–390,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kandy to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
Train from Hatton to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,100
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,400–3,100
Train from Habaraduwa to Bambalapitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 214–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
- 3rd Class
- Rs 1,604
- 2nd Class
- Rs 214
- 1st Class
- Rs 1,926
Bus operators
- Website
- Magical Srilanka
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,152
- Schedules at
- Magical Srilanka
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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