Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at CMB.
At Colombo Bandaranaike airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.
The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (International terminal, Domestic building).
Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.
Is your layover at CMB long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.
Terminals / concourses: International terminal, Domestic building
Getting between them: Walking inside the international terminal; landside walk to the domestic building
One terminal handles all international flights, along a single pier up to gate 14; international-to-international passengers follow the transit signs, pass transfer security and return to the same concourse. Domestic flights use a small separate building next to it. A Terminal 2 is under construction, targeted for 2028.
Domestic to international: you walk out, move between the buildings landside and clear security from scratch.
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Sources: layoverindex.com.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.
