There are 3 ways to get from Alexandria to Colombo by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Borg El Arab, fly
best- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airportbus
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane HBE - CMB
12h 31mTrain to El Alamein International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Moharam Bek to El Dabaatrain
- Fly from El Alamein International Airport (DBB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DBB - CMB
15h 8mRs 88,124–209,279Bus to Cairo International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Alexandria to Cairo Airportbus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CAI - CMB
14h 59mRs 103,991–173,503
Borg El Arab (HBE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alexandria to Colombo is to bus and fly which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 180000 and takes 14h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Alexandria to Colombo is to bus and fly which takes 14h 59m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 180000.
The distance between Alexandria and Colombo is 5910 km.
It takes approximately 12h 31m to get from Alexandria to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m ahead of Alexandria. It is currently 1:26 AM in Alexandria and 4:56 AM in Colombo.
There are 520+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Alexandria, Egypt and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Alexandria to Colombo. However, you can take the bus to Borg El Arab Airport, walk to Borg El Arab (HBE) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Cairo Airport, walk to Cairo International Airport (CAI) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–280,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–120,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–290,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–180,000
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–190,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–470,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–280,000
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–340,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–390,000
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–280,000
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–330,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–480,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–210,000
- Phone
- 1661
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Moharam Bek to El Dabaa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,400–8,500
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- Rs 4,400–8,500
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +20 2 25752157
- Website
- westmidbus-eg.com
Bus from Alexandria to Cairo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 490–2,500
- Schedules at
- westmidbus-eg.com
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