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
24h 3mRs 159,195–411,695Fly 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
39h 35mRs 152,425–416,745Train 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
29h 31mRs 251,771–933,715Fly 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 153,095–416,095Fly 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 34mRs 157,712–417,962Bus to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the bus from Charlotte to Servicios Zapata - Spartanburgbus
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GSP - CMB
41h 4mRs 237,078–1,023,767
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 and train which costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 420000 and takes 39h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Colombo is to fly which takes 24h 3m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 420000.
The distance between Charlotte and Colombo is 14935 km.
It takes approximately 24h 3m to get from Charlotte to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 9h 30m ahead of Charlotte. It is currently 11:28 AM in Charlotte and 8:58 PM in Colombo.
There are 524+ 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
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–410,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Munich, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Munich, Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–900,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Kandy via Munich, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–900,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–410,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Munich, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
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 200,000–900,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Munich, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–900,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–410,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Munich, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Munich, Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–900,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hatton via Munich, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–900,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Newark, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–900,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–1,000,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–1,000,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–950,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–950,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–950,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Newark, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–1,000,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Newark, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–1,000,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–950,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–950,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–950,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–950,000
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–950,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–400,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Philadelphia, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–900,000
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 7,000–15,000
- 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
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,167
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Charlotte to Servicios Zapata - Spartanburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–42,000
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- Rs 12,000–42,000
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