Introducing Colombo


Located in the west of Sri Lanka, Colombo is a crowded port city. Sri Lanka is an interesting island country situated off the southeast coast of India where you can see historical buildings that dating to the colonial period. Colombo is a fascinating city with careering tuk-tuks and farm animals wandering among the skyscrapers.

Colombo is known for:


Wellness Entertainment and Shopping Seaside Swimming Urban

Quick information

NEARBY CITIES
Nawala (155 km)
Rajagiriya (6 km)
Peliyagoda (11 km)
CURRENCY
Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR)

COUNTRY CODE
+94

ELECTRIC POWER
D, G

TIME ZONE
GMT +5:30

AVG. PRICE OF A COFFEE
N/A

AVG. PRICE OF A MEAL (2 PEOPLE)
N/A

Average Temperature

January
26.7 °C
February
27.8 °C
March
28.3 °C
April
28.9 °C
May
28.9 °C
June
28.3 °C
July
28.3 °C
August
27.8 °C
September
27.8 °C
October
27.8 °C
November
27.2 °C
December
27.2 °C

Colombo airport information

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

You can reach Colombo city center from Bandaranaike International Airport using the 187 bus service. It costs 120 Sri Lankan rupees to get to the city center and the journey takes about 50 minutes.

Average time from airport: 50 minutes

Distance from airport: 33 km

TAXI:

If you don’t want to waste time waiting for buses, you can get to the city center using the 24 hour taxi service that runs from the airport. The average cost of a taxi from the airport to the city center is 3,000 Sri Lankan rupees.

Average taxi price: 3,000 Sri Lankan rupees

CAR RENTAL:

Get on the road with some extra rewards. Book an Avis car and you can earn up to 4000 bonus Miles, depending on how long you rent. With Budget, there’s 35% off Turkey rentals and up to 2500 in bonus Miles.

Average car rental price: N/A

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Earn 2 Miles for EUR 1 at our accommodations

Thanks to our partnership with Booking.com and Jolly, you can earn 2 Miles for EUR 1, which you can spend anywhere from friendly family lodgings, 5-star hotels, hostels to villas.

Select hotel