There are 5 ways to get from Townsville to Sri Lanka by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly Townsville Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TSV - CMB
15h 27mRs 169,474–431,429Train to Cairns, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CNS - CMB
23h 22mRs 143,645–1,201,524Fly Townsville Airport to Kandy
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Kandy (KDW)plane TSV - KDW
28h 16mRs 174,715–446,217Fly Townsville Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Jaffna (JAF)plane TSV - JAF
19h 45mRs 368,177–1,236,025Fly Townsville Airport to Hatton, taxi
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Hatton (NUF)plane TSV - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Ratnapurataxi
30h 14mRs 177,804–449,825
Townsville Airport (TSV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Townsville to Sri Lanka is to fly which costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 440000 and takes 15h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Townsville to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 15h 27m and costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 440000.
The distance between Townsville and Sri Lanka is 7899 km.
It takes approximately 15h 27m to get from Townsville to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
Sri Lanka is 4h 30m behind Townsville. It is currently 8:56 AM in Townsville and 4:26 AM in Sri Lanka.
There are 1445+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Townsville, QLD, Australia and Sri Lanka?
Qantas, Jetstar, and three other airlines fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kandy via Melbourne, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–460,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kandy via Sydney, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–460,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kandy via Brisbane, Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–1,100,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kandy via Brisbane, Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–460,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kandy via Darwin, Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–850,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Hatton via Melbourne, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–460,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Hatton via Sydney, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–460,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Hatton via Brisbane, Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–1,100,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Hatton via Brisbane, Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–460,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Hatton via Darwin, Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–850,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–1,000,000
Flights from Cairns to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–900,000
Flights from Cairns to Bandaranaike International Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–900,000
Flights from Cairns to Bandaranaike International Airport via Port Moresby, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–700,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–1,000,000
Flights from Cairns to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–900,000
Flights from Cairns to Bandaranaike International Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–900,000
Flights from Cairns to Bandaranaike International Airport via Port Moresby, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–700,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Townsville Airport to Jaffna via Brisbane, Singapore Changi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 320,000–2,200,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Jaffna via Brisbane, Singapore Changi, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 320,000–2,200,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Jaffna via Darwin, Singapore Changi, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 360,000–1,300,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Jaffna via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–1,800,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–430,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Brisbane, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
Flights from Cairns to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–900,000
Flights from Cairns to Bandaranaike International Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–440,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–440,000
Flights from Cairns to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–900,000
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–298,024
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- Rs 10,000–17,000
- AChoice
- Rs 15,000–19,000
- Gold Class
- Rs 237,940
- Heritage Class
- Rs 298,024
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,500–5,500
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
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