There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Colombo by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DUS - CMB
15h 40mRs 151,545–356,501Train, bus to Luxembourg, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Süd Bf to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsbackbus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LUX - CMB
19h 50mRs 110,215–297,715Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane FRA - CMB
13h 29mRs 140,104–263,212Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CGN - CMB
15h 14mRs 129,114–423,200Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BRU - CMB
16h 58mRs 143,507–351,081Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane AMS - CMB
18h 34mRs 119,250–281,087Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CDG - CMB
17h 7mRs 167,556–371,522
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 270000 and takes 13h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 13h 29m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 270000.
The distance between Cologne and Colombo is 8295 km.
It takes approximately 15h 40m to get from Cologne to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m ahead of Cologne. It is currently 7:46 PM in Cologne and 11:16 PM in Colombo.
There are 1461+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Etihad, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–280,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–240,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–270,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–490,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–190,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–23,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–29,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–22,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Kirchberg, Hugo Gernsback
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
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