There are 3 ways to get from Wellington to Colombo by plane, car ferry, or bus
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 Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane WLG - CMB
18h 11mRs 239,998–323,028Fly Wellington to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane WLG - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
32h 7mRs 153,198–384,328Car ferry to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHE - CMB
26h 26mRs 182,733–585,233
Wellington (WLG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 240000 - Rs. 330000 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Colombo is to fly which takes 18h 11m and costs Rs. 240000 - Rs. 330000.
The distance between Wellington and Colombo is 10983 km.
It takes approximately 18h 11m to get from Wellington to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 7h 30m behind Wellington. It is currently 1:34 AM in Wellington and 6:04 PM in Colombo.
There are 1365+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qantas, SriLankan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya Airport via Melbourne, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–380,000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya Airport via Sydney, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–380,000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–800,000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–800,000
Flights from Wellington to Sigiriya Airport via Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–480,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–700,000
Flights from Wellington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–700,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–950,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Wellington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–340,000
Flights from Wellington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–440,000
Flights from Wellington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–420,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Wellington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–700,000
Flights from Wellington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–700,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–950,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Wellington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–440,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Auckland, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Wellington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–380,000
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
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- bookings@bluebridge.co.nz
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,233
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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