There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Greece by plane or shuttle
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Fly to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)CMB - ATH
12h 12m€254–468Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)CMB - HER
15h 39m€236–731Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)CMB - SKG
14h 29m€297–781Fly to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)CMB - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
15h 26m€375–979Fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)CMB - RHO
14h 45m€236–732
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Greece is to fly which costs €250 - €470 and takes 12h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Greece is to fly which takes 12h 12m and costs €250 - €470.
The distance between Colombo and Greece is 6626 km.
It takes approximately 12h 12m to get from Colombo to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 3h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 12:47 AM in Colombo and 9:17 PM in Greece.
There are 12327+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Greece?
Air Arabia, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Sharjah, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chania International Airport via Riyadh, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Kuwait, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Riyadh, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chania International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chania International Airport via Istanbul, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sharjah, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Sharjah, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chania International Airport via Sharjah, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Sharjah, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Doha, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chania International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chania International Airport via Dubai, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
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