There are 6 ways to get from Wellington to Borella by plane, taxi, bus or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Fly Wellington to Hatton, taxi
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Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Hatton (NUF)
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Take a taxi from Hatton to Borella
Fly Wellington to Kandy, bus
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Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Kandy (KDW)
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Take the bus from Kandy Good Shed Bus Station to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
Fly Wellington to Sigiriya, bus
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Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Sigiriya (GIU)
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Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
Car ferry to Picton, fly to Colombo
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Take the car ferry from Wellington to Picton
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Fly from Picton (PCN) to Colombo (CMB)
Wellington (WLG) to Colombo (CMB) flights
The flight time between Wellington (WLG) and Colombo (CMB) is around 20h 45m and covers a distance of around 10944 km. This includes an average layover time of around 4h 56m. Services are operated by Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Qantas and others. Typically 119 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from Wellington to Borella is to fly, which costs $800 - $2,300 and takes 28h 55m.
The quickest way to get from Wellington to Borella is to fly which costs $1,100 - $3,100 and takes 20h 26m.
The distance between Wellington and Borella is 10923 km.
It takes approximately 20h 26m to get from Wellington to Borella, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Wellington Airport to Colombo Airport. The quickest flight takes 18h 15m and has one stopover.
Borella is 7h 30m behind Wellington. It is currently 5:54 AM in Wellington and 10:24 PM in Borella.
Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Jetstar and four other airlines offer flights from Wellington Airport to Colombo Airport.
There are 252+ hotels available in Borella. Prices start at Rs. 32500 per night.
The best way to get from Wellington to Wellington Airport is to bus which takes 21 min and costs $5 - $8.

- Distance: 10922.6 km
- Duration: 20h 26m
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Borella, Sri Lanka?
Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines and nine other airlines fly from Wellington to Borella hourly.

- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 200000 - Rs. 550000
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 210000 - Rs. 600000
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Auckland, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 210000 - Rs. 600000
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 200000 - Rs. 550000
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 504362
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Gold Coast, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 210000 - Rs. 600000
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Queenstown, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 200000 - Rs. 550000
Flights from Wellington to Diyawanna Oya via Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 170000 - Rs. 480000
Flights from Wellington to Diyawanna Oya via Melbourne, Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 190000 - Rs. 550000
Flights from Wellington to Diyawanna Oya via Auckland, Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Wellington to Diyawanna Oya via Gold Coast, Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 190000 - Rs. 550000
Flights from Wellington to Diyawanna Oya via Queenstown, Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Wellington to Diyawanna Oya via Christchurch, Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 480000
Flights from Wellington to Diyawanna Oya via Auckland, Melbourne, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 480000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Melbourne, Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 190000 - Rs. 550000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Auckland, Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Gold Coast, Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 190000 - Rs. 550000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Queenstown, Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Christchurch, Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Wellington to Hatton via Auckland, Melbourne, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 500000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 480000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Melbourne, Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 190000 - Rs. 550000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Auckland, Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 500000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Gold Coast, Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 190000 - Rs. 550000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Queenstown, Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Christchurch, Sydney, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Wellington to Kandy via Auckland, Melbourne, Colombo, Diyawanna Oya
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 500000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya via Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 480000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya via Melbourne, Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 190000 - Rs. 550000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya via Auckland, Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya via Gold Coast, Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 190000 - Rs. 550000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya via Queenstown, Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya via Christchurch, Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya via Auckland, Melbourne, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 500000
Flights from Picton to Colombo via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 170000 - Rs. 460000
Flights from Picton to Colombo via Wellington, Auckland, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 170000 - Rs. 480000
Flights from Picton to Colombo via Wellington, Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 500000
Flights from Picton to Colombo via Wellington, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 170000 - Rs. 480000
Flights from Picton to Colombo via Wellington, Queenstown, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 170000 - Rs. 470000
Flights from Picton to Colombo via Wellington, Gold Coast, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 180000 - Rs. 490000
Flights from Picton to Colombo via Wellington, Queenstown, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 170000 - Rs. 470000

- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 545551
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Christchurch, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 545551
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Sydney, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 545551
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Melbourne, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 545551
Flights from Picton to Colombo via Wellington, Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 190000 - Rs. 700000

- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 545551
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Christchurch, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 545551
Flights from Picton to Colombo via Wellington, Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 190000 - Rs. 700000

- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Sydney, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 580000 - Rs. 630000
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Sydney, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs. 580000 - Rs. 630000
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 504362

- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Wellington to Colombo via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 250000 - Rs. 700000
Flights from Picton to Colombo via Wellington, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs. 210000 - Rs. 600000

- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs. 140 - Rs. 190
- Schedules at
- ntc.gov.lk
- Standard
- Rs. 140 - Rs. 190
- Semi Lux
- Rs. 190 - Rs. 230
- AirCon
- Rs. 260 - Rs. 300
- Super Lux
- Rs. 453
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs. 170 - Rs. 230
- Schedules at
- ntc.gov.lk
- Standard
- Rs. 170 - Rs. 230
- Semi Lux
- Rs. 250 - Rs. 300
- AirCon
- Rs. 340 - Rs. 390
- Super Lux
- Rs. 577

- Phone
- +94776942070
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- superline.lk

- Phone
- +64 4 471 6188
- bookings@bluebridge.co.nz
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs. 12000 - Rs. 16000
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Estimated price
- Rs. 6000 - Rs. 7500
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
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