There are 2 ways to get from Colombo to Brisbane by plane or train
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Fly to Brisbane Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)CMB - BNE
14h 4m$539–1,086Fly to Gold Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)CMB - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
15h 57m$654–1,763
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Brisbane is to fly which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 14h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Brisbane is to fly which takes 14h 4m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Colombo and Brisbane is 8792 km.
It takes approximately 14h 4m to get from Colombo to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 4h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 2:54 AM in Colombo and 7:24 AM in Brisbane.
There are 2233+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
SriLankan Airlines, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brisbane Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
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