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
13h 25mRs 101,932–194,432Car ferry to Mykonos, fly
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry
- Fly from Mykonos (JMK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane JMK - CMB
17h 10mRs 126,445–318,442
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. 100000 - Rs. 200000 and takes 13h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Colombo is to fly which takes 13h 25m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 200000.
The distance between Athens and Colombo is 6625 km.
It takes approximately 13h 25m to get from Athens to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 2h 30m ahead of Athens. It is currently 5:14 PM in Athens and 7:44 PM in Colombo.
There are 1451+ 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 3 hours.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–280,000
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–320,000
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–380,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
- 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 85,000–210,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–220,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–380,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Mykonos to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–240,000
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–70,000
- Website
- Seajets
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