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)plane ATH - CMB
12h 48mRs 96,779–1,514,279Car ferry to Mykonos, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry
- Fly from Mykonos (JMK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane JMK - CMB
17h 6mRs 132,553–350,960
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. 95000 - Rs. 1600000 and takes 12h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Colombo is to fly which takes 12h 48m and costs Rs. 95000 - Rs. 1600000.
The distance between Athens and Colombo is 6626 km.
It takes approximately 12h 48m to get from Athens to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 2h 30m ahead of Athens. It is currently 12:30 AM in Athens and 3:00 AM in Colombo.
There are 520+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Etihad, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–260,000
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–470,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–280,000
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–390,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–260,000
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–470,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–170,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–130,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–180,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–390,000
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@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 23,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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