There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Amsterdam by plane or train
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Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CMB - AMS
14h 23m€279–488Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CMB - BRU
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
16h€345–652Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CMB - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
17h 32m€321–808Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CMB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
16h 6m€371–959Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CMB - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
18h 31m€429–1,291
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Amsterdam is to fly which costs €270 - €490 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Amsterdam is to fly which takes 14h 23m and costs €270 - €490.
The distance between Colombo and Amsterdam is 8416 km.
It takes approximately 14h 23m to get from Colombo to Amsterdam, including transfers.
Amsterdam is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 4:16 PM in Colombo and 11:46 AM in Amsterdam.
There are 2703+ hotels available in Amsterdam.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brussels Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brussels Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brussels Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brussels Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–700
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–800
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €70–120
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- 1st Class
- €100–180
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €16–24
- 1st Class
- €30–50
Train from Köln Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- 1st Class
- €80–140
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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