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Airport transfer fares and distances

Sri Lanka's main international gateway at Katunayake, about 33 km north of central Colombo. Every priced journey from Bandaranaike International (CMB), with distance, drive time and price.

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Journeys to and from the airport

Journey Distance Time From
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Negombo 11.5 km 26 min Rs 1,720
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Bentota 108.8 km 2 hr 19 min Rs 19,800
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Hikkaduwa 148.3 km 2 hr 19 min Rs 23,580
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Mirissa 181.4 km 2 hr 46 min Rs 26,750
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Matara 189.9 km 2 hr 49 min Rs 27,570
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Dambulla 128.9 km 2 hr 48 min Rs 21,730
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Sigiriya 145.6 km 3 hr 13 min Rs 23,320
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Nuwara Eliya 154.8 km 4 hr 48 min Rs 24,200
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Ella 207.7 km 6 hr 3 min Rs 29,270
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Anuradhapura 168.9 km 3 hr 52 min Rs 25,550
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Trincomalee 234.1 km 4 hr 43 min Rs 31,800
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Jaffna 372.2 km 7 hr 36 min Rs 45,020
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Yala National Park 322.3 km 5 hr 16 min Rs 40,240
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Colombo 37.7 km 51 min Rs 5,070
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Kandy 113.7 km 2 hr 52 min Rs 20,270
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Galle 158.3 km 2 hr 26 min Rs 24,540
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Arugam Bay 338.4 km 8 hr 11 min Rs 41,780
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Unawatuna 158.1 km 2 hr 22 min Rs 24,520
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Weligama 177.1 km 2 hr 37 min Rs 26,340
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Udawalawe 197.4 km 6 hr 1 min Rs 28,280
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Tangalle 217.8 km 3 hr 8 min Rs 30,240
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Hiriketiya 206.5 km 3 hr 8 min Rs 29,150
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Polonnaruwa 199.8 km 4 hr 9 min Rs 28,510
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Kalutara 86.2 km 2 hr 6 min Rs 17,640
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Beruwala 97.1 km 2 hr 14 min Rs 18,680
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Wadduwa 64.6 km 1 hr 53 min Rs 15,570
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Haputale 184.5 km 5 hr 17 min Rs 27,050
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Hatton 116.3 km 3 hr 40 min Rs 20,520
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Dickoya 117.4 km 3 hr 43 min Rs 20,620
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Kitulgala 80.8 km 2 hr 26 min Rs 17,120
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Hambantota 274.9 km 3 hr 41 min Rs 35,700
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Dickwella 202.5 km 3 hr 1 min Rs 28,770
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Talpe 161.8 km 2 hr 27 min Rs 24,870
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Deniyaya 190.7 km 4 hr 1 min Rs 27,640
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Nilaveli 245.9 km 5 hr 2 min Rs 32,930
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Ratnapura 97 km 2 hr 51 min Rs 18,670
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Colombo Airport (CMB) → Puttalam 105.5 km 2 hr 40 min Rs 19,480
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Kalpitiya 135.8 km 3 hr 18 min Rs 22,390
Mini / Small Car
Colombo Airport (CMB) → Wilpattu National Park 156 km 3 hr 34 min Rs 24,320
Mini / Small Car

Getting to and from the airport

The expressway from Katunayake to the northern edge of Colombo is the only stretch of road on this journey that behaves predictably, and it does most of the work. The old road through Ja-Ela and Wattala is still there and still used when the expressway is closed, but it runs through the middle of every town on the way and takes very much longer. Going north to Negombo instead is a short run on ordinary roads.

Arranging a pickup

Arrivals opens onto a covered set-down area; drivers wait past the exit rather than inside the hall, and meeting outside the terminal building is normal here rather than a sign that something has gone wrong. Flights from Europe and the Gulf land in a cluster before dawn, which is the one time of day the road into Colombo is genuinely clear. Give the flight number when booking — a driver who has it will wait through a delay rather than a booked hour.

Questions about airport transfers

Where do I meet my driver at Colombo airport (CMB)?

Outside the arrivals hall, past customs. Your driver waits in the covered set-down area with a name board — meeting outside the terminal building is normal here rather than a sign that something has gone wrong. Give your flight number when booking and your driver has it. There is no automatic flight tracking yet, so if you are delayed, message your driver on the number in your confirmation — extended waiting beyond the pickup window is chargeable, and the terms say by how much.

Are highway tolls included in the quoted price?

Yes. The expressway toll, fuel and the driver's time are all inside the fixed price you are quoted before booking. There is no meter and nothing to settle at the kerb. Parking or an extra stop you ask for on the day is the only thing that would ever be added, and the driver tells you before it is.

How much is a taxi from the airport?

From Rs 1,720 in a Mini / Small Car, to Negombo: the lowest fare on the board. Every route below shows its own fixed price, distance and driving time before you commit.

Day trips from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)

Nothing in our guide is close to the airport, so these are the nearest day trips. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.

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