Colombo Bandaranayake Airport (CMB) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Good to know

Distance to Negombo6.8km
Distance to Colombo27.5km
Most popular destinationDubai

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Colombo Bandaranayake Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Colombo Bandaranayake Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Negombo arrivals information

Colombo Bandaranayake Airport is 6.8km from the centre of Negombo. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Colombo Bandaranayake Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Sri Lanka by hiring a car.

Car hire from Colombo Bandaranayake Airport

If you want to see more of Sri Lanka after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Colombo Bandaranayake Airport. Providers like acarent have pick-up spots at CMB Arrivals – find out more here.


Colombo Bandaranayake Airport FAQs

For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Colombo Bandaranayake Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Colombo Bandaranayake Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Colombo Bandaranayake Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Colombo Bandaranayake Airport’s departure lounge.
C1 Colombo Fort is the highest-rated hotel near Colombo Bandaranayake Airport, just 27.0km away. Other great hotels nearby include Cinnamon Lakeside (27.6km from the airport), and The Kingsbury Colombo (27.3km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Colombo Bandaranayake Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Colombo Bandaranayake Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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