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)
- Fly from Paro Airport (PBH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)PBH - CMB
8h 4mRs 144,566–168,396Taxi, fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from Thimphu to Paro Airport (PBH)
- Fly from Paro Airport (PBH) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)PBH - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
23h 26mRs 70,966–228,896
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. 70000 - Rs. 230000 and takes 23h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Thimphu to Colombo is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 4m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 170000.
The distance between Thimphu and Colombo is 2542 km.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Thimphu to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 30 min behind Thimphu. It is currently 9:27 PM in Thimphu and 8:57 PM in Colombo.
There are 1483+ 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 Sigiriya Airport (GIU), take the taxi to Dambulla, then take the bus to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal.
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- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Paro Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dhaka, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–220,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–360,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–270,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kathmandu, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–230,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kolkata, Madras, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–230,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–180,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kathmandu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–190,000
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–220,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–200,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Paro Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kolkata, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–190,000
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 510–570
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 510–570
- Semi Lux
- Rs 600–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,250–2,400
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,500–5,500
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