There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Chila by plane, car, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Catumbela Airport, drive
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Catumbela Airport (CBT)plane CMB - CBT
- Drive from Catumbela Airport (CBT) to Chilacar
25h 40m$882–2,840Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Albano Machado Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Albano Machado Airport (NOV)plane CMB - NOV
- Drive from Albano Machado Airport (NOV) to Chilacar
24h 10m$684–1,643Train to Koggala, fly to Catumbela Airport, drive
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Catumbela Airport (CBT)plane KCT - CBT
- Drive from Catumbela Airport (CBT) to Chilacar
44h 38m$706–1,917Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Luanda, train, bus, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Luanda (NBJ)plane CMB - NBJ
- Take the train from Aeroporto In'l António Agostinho Neto to Luanda Bungotrain
- Take the bus from Luanda to Alto Hamabus
- Take the bus from Alto Hama to Balombobus
- Take the taxi from Balombo to Chilataxi
33h 30m$944–2,489Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Catumbela Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Catumbela Airport (CBT)plane WRZ - CBT
- Drive from Catumbela Airport (CBT) to Chilacar
47h 12m$727–1,935
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Catumbela Airport (CBT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Chila is to fly and drive which costs $650 - $1,700 and takes 24h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Chila is to fly and drive which takes 24h 10m and costs $650 - $1,700.
The distance between Colombo and Chila is 7848 km.
It takes approximately 25h 40m to get from Colombo to Chila, including transfers.
Chila is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 6:45 AM in Colombo and 2:15 AM in Chila.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Chila, Benguela, Angola?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Chila. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Catumbela Airport (CBT), then drive to Chila. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Albano Machado Airport (NOV), then drive to Chila.
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Catumbela Airport via Dubai, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Albano Machado Airport via Muscat, Nairobi, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Albano Machado Airport via Mumbai, Addis Ababa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Albano Machado Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Koggala to Catumbela Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Koggala to Catumbela Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras, Addis Ababa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Catumbela Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Catumbela Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Madras, Addis Ababa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Luanda via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Luanda via Doha, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–9
- 3rd Class
- $5
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $6
- Phone
- (+244) 222 301 001
- [email protected]
- Website
- cflep.co.ao
Train from Aeroporto In'l António Agostinho Neto to Luanda Bungo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- cflep.co.ao
- Phone
- +244 923 169 920
- [email protected]
- Website
- macontransp.com
Bus from Luanda to Alto Hama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- macontransp.com
- Single
- $10–16
Bus from Alto Hama to Balombo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- macontransp.com
- Single
- $6–9
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Transport Commission
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- National Transport Commission
- Schedules at
- NTC Schedules
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $2–3
- Super Lux
- $3–5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Estimated price
- $20–130
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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