There are 6 ways to get from Colombo to Cherbourg-Octeville by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)CMB - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
16h 32m€378–832Fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)CMB - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lison
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourg
20h 29m€553–1,607Fly to Guernsey Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)CMB - GCI
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourg
23h 1m€547–1,381Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Brussels Airport (BRU)CMB - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
19h 36m€425–770Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)CMB - ORY
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
22h 44m€428–1,272Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)CMB - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
20h 23m€479–1,207
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Cherbourg-Octeville is to fly and train which costs €370 - €850 and takes 16h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Cherbourg-Octeville is to fly and train which takes 16h 32m and costs €370 - €850.
The distance between Colombo and Cherbourg-Octeville is 8916 km.
It takes approximately 16h 32m to get from Colombo to Cherbourg-Octeville, including transfers.
Cherbourg-Octeville is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 4:51 PM in Colombo and 12:21 PM in Cherbourg-Octeville.
There are 537+ hotels available in Cherbourg-Octeville.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Cherbourg-Octeville, France?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Cherbourg-Octeville. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG), walk to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, take the train to Paris Nord, walk to Gare Magenta, take the train to Haussmann Saint-Lazare, walk to Paris St Lazare, then take the train to Cherbourg. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), walk to Aéroport, take the bus to Saint-Jacques - Gaîté, walk to Saint-Jacques - Gaîté, take the subway to Gares, walk to Rennes, take the train to Lison, then take the train to Cherbourg.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brussels Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–480
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brussels Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Guernsey Airport via Doha, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–480
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brussels Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Bengaluru, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Doha, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–2,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Doha, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Doha, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,400
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Guernsey Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Guernsey Airport via Doha, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Guernsey Airport via Doha, Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Brussels Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €95–140
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Rennes to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
Ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
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