There are 6 ways to get from Charlotte to Colombo by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CLT - CMB
22h 28mRs 149,181–411,681Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton, train
cheapest- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Hatton (NUF)plane CLT - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Fort Stationtrain
37hRs 142,411–426,731Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to High Pointtrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GSO - CMB
33h 5mRs 235,388–824,612Bus to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the bus from Charlotte, NC to Greenville, SCbus
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GSP - CMB
33h 9mRs 221,968–692,963Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy, train
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Kandy (KDW)plane CLT - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Maradanatrain
34h 40mRs 143,081–426,081Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane CLT - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombobus
34h 58m
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 420000 and takes 22h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Colombo is to fly which takes 22h 28m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 420000.
The distance between Charlotte and Colombo is 14935 km.
It takes approximately 22h 28m to get from Charlotte to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 10h 30m ahead of Charlotte. It is currently 9:28 PM in Charlotte and 7:58 AM in Colombo.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Etihad flies from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) once daily.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–420,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–460,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–460,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–470,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Munich, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Munich, Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Munich, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–420,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–460,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–460,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–470,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Munich, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Munich, Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Munich, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–420,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–460,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–460,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–470,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Munich, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Munich, Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Munich, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–650,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–800,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–800,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–800,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–400,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Philadelphia, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–800,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Newark, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–800,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Maradana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,800
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,800
Train from Hatton to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–5,500
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–5,500
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Charlotte, NC to Greenville, SC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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