There are 2 ways to get from Athens to Colombo by plane or car ferry
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Fly from Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)ATH - CMB
13h 18mRs 93,214–196,214Car ferry to Mykonos, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonos
- Fly from Mykonos (JMK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)JMK - CMB
16h 51mRs 112,034–305,033
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 90000 - Rs. 200000 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Colombo is to fly which takes 13h 18m and costs Rs. 90000 - Rs. 200000.
The distance between Athens and Colombo is 6626 km.
It takes approximately 13h 18m to get from Athens to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m ahead of Athens. It is currently 7:11 PM in Athens and 10:41 PM in Colombo.
There are 1472+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Etihad, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–310,000
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Athens International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–470,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–120,000
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Athens International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–260,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–250,000
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–140,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–150,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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