There are 2 ways to get from Thimphu to Colombo by taxi, plane, or bus
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Taxi, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Thimphu to Paro Airport (PBH)taxi
- Fly from Paro Airport (PBH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PBH - CMB
6h 59mRs 143,010–216,330Taxi, fly to Kandy, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from Thimphu to Paro Airport (PBH)taxi
- Fly from Paro Airport (PBH) to Kandy (KDW)plane PBH - KDW
- Take the bus from Kandy Good Shed Bus Station to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
28h 3mRs 76,100–227,370
Paro Airport (PBH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thimphu to Colombo is to taxi and fly and bus which costs Rs. 75000 - Rs. 230000 and takes 28h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Thimphu to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 59m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 220000.
The distance between Thimphu and Colombo is 2542 km.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Thimphu to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 30 min behind Thimphu. It is currently 10:32 AM in Thimphu and 10:02 AM in Colombo.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Thimphu, Bhutan and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Thimphu to Colombo. However, you can take the taxi to Paro Airport (PBH) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Paro Airport (PBH) airport, fly to Kandy (KDW), take the taxi to Kandy Good Shed Bus Station, then take the bus to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Paro Airport to Kandy via Dhaka, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–490,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Kandy via Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–270,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Kandy via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–380,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Kandy via Kathmandu, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–230,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Kandy via Bagdogra, Madras, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–220,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Kandy via Kolkata, Madras, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–220,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–210,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bagdogra, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Kandy Good Shed Bus Station to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 390–440
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 390–440
- Semi Lux
- Rs 470–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 850–1,100
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,500–5,500
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