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===By plane===
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[[File:Bandaranaike International Airport.JPG|thumb|Planes at Bandaranaike International Airport]]
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The first and the biggest Sri Lankan airport is '''[http://www.airport.lk/ Colombo-Bandaranayake International Airport]''' ({{IATA|CMB}}), the journey to Colombo (35 km) will take about an hour by taxi. Besides, there is one more international airport opened in 2013 — '''Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport''' (Hambantota International Airport, {{IATA| HRI}}), located in the southern part of the country, approximately 250 km away from [[Colombo]].
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'''[http://srilankan.aero/
SriLankan Airlines]''' is the national flagship carrier, operating flights from the cities throughout Europe, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, the Middle East, [[India]], and [[Pakistan]]. SriLankan Air also flies to the nearby destinations such as [[Chennai]], [[Trivandrum]], [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Cochin]], [[Bangalore]] and the [[Maldives]].
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| name=Bandaranaike International (CMB) | alt= | url=http://www.airport.lk/ | email=
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| address=Canada Friendship Rd | lat=7.17426 | long=79.88659 | directions=at Katunayake, close to Negombo
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| content=Sri Lanka's 1st international airport, on the coast north of Colombo. The journey to Colombo will take about an hour by taxi.
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| name=Mattala International (HRI) | alt=[[Hambantota]] Airport | url=http://www.mria.lk/ {{dead link|May 2016}} | email=
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| address=Airport Road, [[Mattala]] | lat=6.29824 | long=81.11944 | directions=From Hambantota Town 23km North
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[[File:Bandaranaike International Airport.JPG|thumb|Planes at Bandaranaike International Airport]]
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'''[http://srilankan.aero/ SriLankan Airlines]''' (flight code '''UL''') is the national flagship carrier operating to and from '''[http://airsrilanka.org/ Colombo-Bandaranayake International Airport] ({{IATA|CMB}})''' and Hambantota International Airport. Flights are available from cities throughout Europe, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, the Middle East, [[India]], and [[Pakistan]]. SriLankan Air also flies to the nearby destinations such as [[Chennai]], [[Trivandrum]], [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Cochin]], [[Bangalore]] and the [[Maldives]].
'''[http://emirates.com Emirates Airlines]''' connects many major European cities and others worldwide to Colombo with several flights daily from [[Dubai]] and [[Singapore]] to Colombo. The airline operates 777-300ER wide body aircraft on these routes.
'''[http://emirates.com Emirates Airlines]''' connects many major European cities and others worldwide to Colombo with several flights daily from [[Dubai]] and [[Singapore]] to Colombo. The airline operates 777-300ER wide body aircraft on these routes.
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Indian carrier Jet Airways or its offshoot Jetlite flies to Sri Lanka.
Indian carrier Jet Airways or its offshoot Jetlite flies to Sri Lanka.
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'''FlyDubai''' Airlines connects [[Dubai]] to Colombo at least since 2016.
'''[http://www.mihinlanka.com/ Mihin Lanka]''', Sri Lanka's first (and only) [[air travel on a budget|low-cost airline]] started operating in 2007. They fly to [[Dubai]] in [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Tiruchirapalli]] and [[Buddhagaya]] in [[India]]. Mihin Lanka now has non-stop services from [[Colombo]] to [[Dhaka]] and [[Jakarta]].
'''[http://www.mihinlanka.com/ Mihin Lanka]''', Sri Lanka's first (and only) [[air travel on a budget|low-cost airline]] started operating in 2007. They fly to [[Dubai]] in [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Tiruchirapalli]] and [[Buddhagaya]] in [[India]]. Mihin Lanka now has non-stop services from [[Colombo]] to [[Dhaka]] and [[Jakarta]].
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Other airlines such as Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Thai International Airways, Cathay Pacific, Saudi Arabian, Condor (Germany), Spicejet (India), Meridiana (Italy), and JetAirFly (Belgium) operate to Colombo-Bandaranayake from their respective home bases.
Other airlines such as Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Thai International Airways, Cathay Pacific, Saudi Arabian, Condor (Germany), Spicejet (India), Meridiana (Italy), and JetAirFly (Belgium) operate to Colombo-Bandaranayake from their respective home bases.
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An '''Airport Express Luxury Train Service''' operates between Airport Station (Bandaranayake International Airport) and Colombo Secretariat Station (Near Colombo Hilton) [http://www.airport.lk/getting-arround/train-service.php] {{dead link|May 2016}}. Currently the ticket is prices at Rs 500 for a journey.
===From Canada/USA===
===From Canada/USA===