There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Cocos Islands by plane, unknown, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)plane CMB - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Coveunknown
15h 4mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO)plane CMB - BDO
- Walk from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO) to Flying Fish Coveunknown
24h 28mFly Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, travel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP)plane CMB - HLP
- Walk from Jakarta-Halim-Perdana-Kusuma-Airport-HLP to Flying Fish Coveunknown
19h 58mTrain to Koggala, fly to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, travel
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)plane KCT - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Coveunknown
33h 1mBus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, travel
- 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 Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK)plane WRZ - CGK
- Walk from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) to Flying Fish Coveunknown
35h 35mBus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Husein Sastranegara International Airport, travel
- 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 Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO)plane WRZ - BDO
- Walk from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO) to Flying Fish Coveunknown
44h 54m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Colombo and Cocos Islands is 3841 km.
It takes approximately 15h 4m to get from Colombo to Cocos Islands, including transfers.
Cocos Islands is 1h ahead of Colombo. It is currently 1:58 PM in Colombo and 2:58 PM in Cocos Islands.
There are eight+ hotels available in Cocos Islands.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Cocos Islands?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Cocos Islands. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), then travel to Flying Fish Cove. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO), then travel to Flying Fish Cove.
- Website
- citilink.co.id
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Minangkabau
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Syarif Kasim II
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport via Singapore Changi, Supadio
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Syarif Kasim II
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi, Supadio
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Husein Sastranegara International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Syarif Kasim II
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Koggala to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Koggala to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–290
Flights from Koggala to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–800
- 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
- +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
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
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $20–25
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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