There are 5 ways to get from Amsterdam to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane AMS - CMB
15h 47mRs 119,177–233,893Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BRU - CMB
17h 2mRs 147,782–284,325Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DUS - CMB
17h 33mRs 168,465–271,814Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane FRA - CMB
16h 15mRs 156,703–279,818Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Airport Charles de Gaulletrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CDG - CMB
15h 20mRs 129,691–316,189
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 240000 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 15h 20m and costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 320000.
The distance between Amsterdam and Colombo is 8416 km.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from Amsterdam to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m ahead of Amsterdam. It is currently 4:00 AM in Amsterdam and 7:30 AM in Colombo.
There are 1429+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Etihad, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–490,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–350,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–370,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–180,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–150,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–170,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–240,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–490,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–410,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–180,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–450,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–470,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–490,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–440,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–460,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–390,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Airport Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
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