Information about Bandaranayake Airport of Colombo city in Sri Lanka
- Airport name: (Bandaranayake Airport)
- Airport city:
- IATA code: CMB
- Country: Sri Lanka
- Country code and flag: LK
- Geographical coordinates: 7.18,79.88 (airport on map)
- Local time at airport:
(Bandaranayake Airport) in Sri Lanka. Iata code of this airport is - CMB. This airport serves Colombo city. Not far are also the cities Negombo, Dankotuva, Hunumulla, Vattala, Gampaha, Kelaniya, Peliyagoda, Maravila, and airports Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome, Bentota River, Victoria Reservoir Seaplane Base (Polgolla Reservoir Airport), Polgolla Reservoir, Castlereigh Reservoir, Dambulu Oya Tank, Sigiriya Slaf Base Airport, Anuradhapura.
Colombo Bandaranaike Airport is the island's main international airport. Almost all tourists, with rare exceptions, get to Sri Lanka through it, only a few rare flights to other international airport of Matala Rajapaksa. At the same time, Colombo Airport is also the most convenient place to start traveling, because nearby is the largest city, the country's economic center, the main transportation hub is the city of Colombo (but this is not the capital, the official capital here is the city of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte). Also very close is Negombo Resort. From this airport it is very convenient to leave for other resorts and tourist destinations of the country, which can be done both from the Averyrivat bus station a couple of kilometers from the exit from the terminal (not all directions), and through the bus and railway stations of Colombo, from where it is inexpensive to go anywhere in the country.
From cities of the Russian Federation and the CIS countries, flights are mainly operated with transfers. Direct flights are periodically introduced and canceled again, but this is not a problem. In fact, flights with transfers basically made very conveniently and with minimal transfers, and are cheaper than direct flights. You can check the prices below through the search form or the calendar of cheap flights.
The airport itself is small, its device is very simple, do not get lost. It is rarely crowded with passengers, most often it looks very empty and spacious, despite its small size. There is only one terminal. Inside, there is everything you need: a currency exchange, ATMs, duty-free shop, gift shops and Ceylon tea shops (but the prices are significantly higher than the prices on the island itself), taxi booking, hotel booking, SIM card sales, travel information desk.
Regular flights of civil airlines are served this airport, and if you want to get here, you can check the prices for air tickets using search form below or just use this link to Jetradar search. But do not forget that sometimes the prices for flights to neighboring cities and airports may be lower, so you have to check flights to other nearby airports (see airports near the city of Colombo).
If you arrive at this airport, you can spend the night in hotels nearby. Near this airport are such hotels as (0 km.), . You can view all hotels near airport of including position on the map here.
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How get to/from Bandaranayake Airport
Colombo Airport is very conveniently located near the country's main transport hub - the city of Colombo, and also very close to the local bus station, from which you can leave for several popular tourist destinations. But directly at the airport, public transport is poorly developed, you can only take a bus to Colombo, and in other cases you will have to use a taxi or tuk-tuk. More details:
- Two kilometers from the terminal is the local bus station Averiwatta. You can reach it on foot, but with lots of luggage it is problematic to do this under the scorching sun, so it is better to use a taxi or the services of tuk-tuk - small three-wheeled cars. The trip will cost 100 local rupees, which is less than one dollar. From this station you can leave by local inexpensive buses:
- In Colombo, to the country's main bus and train station, where you can catch a bus or train to any place in the country. It takes about 1 hour to get to Colombo.
- In Negombo, a small but popular resort town. Drive about 30-40 minutes.
- In Kandy - the main city in the central mountainous part of the country, the cultural capital of the island. Here you can also catch buses to other cities by train, but only if you plan to see the cities of central Sri Lanka. It takes 4-6 hours to get here, so be prepared that you will have to spend the night here, which is not a big deal, because Kandy is a very interesting tourist city.
- If you do not want to get to the Averyatta bus station, then bus number 187 goes directly from the terminal to the bus and railway station of Colombo. These buses run for about 1 hour, cost 120 rupees, which is approximately equal to one US dollar. Then in Colombo you can take a bus or train to any place in the country.
If you want get from the Bandaranayake Airport to the city center or to other cities or resorts, or vice versa, without any troubles with local transport, you can use the transfer order the search form below. This way to get from the airport is different from the ordinary taxis, because it's more comfortable and you will not have problems with the language barrier (you do not have to explain to the driver in an unknown language where you need to get). When you will make a booking, you can specify special travel conditions, if they are required, such as a trip with children or people with disabilities. When traveling with children, special child chairs provided, if the law of the country is required.
When you will arrive at airport, the driver will wait for you after boarding the plane with a sign with your name, and you can easily get to the desired place from any airport in the world.