There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Africa by plane, unknown, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena, travel
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ndjamena (NDJ)CMB - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africa
23h 27mBus to Koggala, fly to Ndjamena, travel
- Take the bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Ndjamena (NDJ)KCT - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africa
38h 28mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Salak Airport, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Salak Airport (MVR)CMB - MVR
- Walk from Salak Airport (MVR) to Africa
2d 1hTrain to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Ndjamena, travel
- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Ndjamena (NDJ)BTC - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africa
37h 12mBus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Ndjamena, travel
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Ndjamena (NDJ)WRZ - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africa
41h 57m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ndjamena (NDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Colombo and Africa is 7453 km.
It takes approximately 23h 27m to get from Colombo to Africa, including transfers.
Africa is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 12:48 PM in Colombo and 8:18 AM in Africa.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Africa?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Africa. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then travel to Africa. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre, walk to Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center, take the bus to Galle Bus Station, take the taxi to Koggala (KCT) airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then travel to Africa.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Bengaluru, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Koggala to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Koggala to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Koggala to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Koggala to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Ndjamena via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mumbai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Sharjah, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ndjamena via Doha, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- camair-co.cm
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Salak Airport via Mumbai, Addis Ababa, Yaounde
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Salak Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa, Yaounde
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–40
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $9–40
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Makumbra Multimodal Transport Center to Galle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $1–2
- Super Lux
- $2–4
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $2–3
- Super Lux
- $4–5
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $22–27
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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