There are 4 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 57mRs 189,234–431,734Train 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
28h 32mRs 272,826–835,030Fly 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
37h 15mRs 203,134–475,234Fly Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane CLT - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
36h 33mRs 202,434–473,034
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. 180000 - Rs. 440000 and takes 22h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Colombo is to fly which takes 22h 57m and costs Rs. 180000 - Rs. 440000.
The distance between Charlotte and Colombo is 14935 km.
It takes approximately 22h 57m to get from Charlotte to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 9h 30m ahead of Charlotte. It is currently 10:21 PM in Charlotte and 7:51 AM in Colombo.
There are 1430+ 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) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–470,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–800,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–800,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Munich, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–900,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Munich, Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–1,200,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Munich, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–1,200,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Munich, Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–1,200,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–470,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–800,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–800,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Munich, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–1,200,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Munich, Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–1,200,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Munich, Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–1,200,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Newark, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–950,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Newark, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–800,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–420,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Philadelphia, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–950,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Newark, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–900,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Newark, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–950,000
Train operators
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 7,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Maradana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- 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 2,300–3,000
Bus operators
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,339
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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