There are 5 ways to get from Astana to Colombo by plane, taxi, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NQZ - CMB
14h 32mRs 93,581–311,162Fly to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
cheapest- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane NQZ - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
20h 3mRs 76,781–222,462Fly to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, taxi, bus
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI)plane NQZ - HRI
- Take the taxi from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) to Embilipitiyataxi
- Take the bus from Embilipitiya to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
27h 59mRs 105,321–216,752Fly to Kandy, train
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Kandy (KDW)plane NQZ - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
21h 45mRs 77,781–215,062Fly to Hatton, train
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Hatton (NUF)plane NQZ - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Fort Stationtrain
23h 55mRs 76,811–213,812
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Astana to Colombo is to fly and taxi and bus which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 220000 and takes 27h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Astana to Colombo is to fly which takes 14h 32m and costs Rs. 90000 - Rs. 320000.
The distance between Astana and Colombo is 4992 km.
It takes approximately 14h 32m to get from Astana to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 30 min ahead of Astana. It is currently 11:23 AM in Astana and 11:53 AM in Colombo.
There are 1351+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Astana, Kazakhstan and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Flydubai, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Kandy via Almaty, Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–280,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Kandy via Almaty, Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Kandy via Tashkent, Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–310,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–350,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Almaty, Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–280,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Almaty, Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Tashkent, Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Hatton via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Hatton via Almaty, Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–280,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Hatton via Almaty, Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Hatton via Tashkent, Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–210,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport via Almaty, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–230,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport via Novosibirsk, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–260,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–290,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–300,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–320,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kandy to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
Train from Hatton to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,100
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,400–3,100
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Transport Commission
Bus from Embilipitiya to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 540–590
- Website
- National Transport Commission
- Schedules at
- NTC Schedules
- Standard
- Rs 540–590
- Semi Lux
- Rs 650–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Website
- Magical Srilanka
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,157
- Schedules at
- Magical Srilanka
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- [email protected]
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,700–6,000
Mr Cabs
- Phone
- +94 77 34 30 238
- Website
- mrcabshambantota.business.site
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Visit Lanka Sri Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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