There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Toamasina by plane, shuttle, or train
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 Toamasina Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Toamasina Airport (TMM)plane CMB - TMM
17h 46m$578–1,435Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport, Cotisse
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane CMB - TNR
- Take a shuttle bus from Cotisse Tanà to Cotisse Tamatave
21h 2m$635–852Train to Koggala, fly to Toamasina Airport
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Toamasina Airport (TMM)plane KCT - TMM
2d$602–1,312Train to Batticaloa, fly to Toamasina Airport
- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa (BTC) to Toamasina Airport (TMM)plane BTC - TMM
2d$606–1,315
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Toamasina Airport (TMM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Toamasina is to fly and Cotisse which costs $600 - $850 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Toamasina is to fly which takes 17h 46m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Colombo and Toamasina is 4408 km.
It takes approximately 17h 46m to get from Colombo to Toamasina, including transfers.
Toamasina is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 6:20 PM in Colombo and 3:50 PM in Toamasina.
There are 46+ hotels available in Toamasina.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Toamasina, Madagascar?
IndiGo Airlines, Air Austral, and SriLankan Airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Toamasina Airport (TMM) twice a week.
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Toamasina Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Koggala to Toamasina Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Batticaloa to Toamasina Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- airmadagascar.com
Flights from Koggala to Toamasina Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Koggala to Toamasina Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Batticaloa to Toamasina Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Batticaloa to Toamasina Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Mahe Island, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mahe Island
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mahe Island, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mahe Island, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Madras, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- 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
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–10
- Phone
- +261 20 97 266 74
- Website
- cotisse-transport.com
Shuttle from Cotisse Tanà to Cotisse Tamatave
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Schedules at
- cotisse-transport.com
- Lite
- $7
- Premium
- $10
- VIP
- $16
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