There are 2 ways to get from Dar es Salaam to Colombo by plane or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport
best- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DAR - CMB
10h 26mRs 110,963–273,910Ferry to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibarferry
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ZNZ - CMB
17h 28mRs 105,071–244,061
Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dar es Salaam to Colombo is to ferry and fly which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 250000 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Dar es Salaam to Colombo is to fly which takes 10h 26m and costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 280000.
The distance between Dar es Salaam and Colombo is 4819 km.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Dar es Salaam to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 2h 30m ahead of Dar es Salaam. It is currently 7:50 AM in Dar es Salaam and 10:20 AM in Colombo.
There are 1459+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–200,000
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,572–33,061
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- Rs 11,572
- Business
- Rs 13,225
- VIP
- Rs 19,837
- Royal
- Rs 33,060–33,061
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