There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Iceland by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane CMB - KEF
17h 19m$880–2,637Train to Koggala, fly to Keflavík International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane KCT - KEF
37h 17m$604–2,214Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Akureyri Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane CMB - AEY
26h 53m$780–2,037Train to Hatton, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Fort Station to Hattontrain
- Fly from Hatton (NUF) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane NUF - KEF
41h 55m$608–2,216Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane WRZ - KEF
41h 20m$625–2,232
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Iceland is to train and fly which costs $600 - $2,300 and takes 37h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Iceland is to fly which takes 17h 19m and costs $850 - $2,700.
The distance between Colombo and Iceland is 9931 km.
It takes approximately 17h 19m to get from Colombo to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 5h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 3:07 PM in Colombo and 9:37 AM in Iceland.
There are 607+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Iceland?
SriLankan Airlines, Icelandair, and Qatar Airways fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Koggala to Keflavík International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Koggala to Keflavík International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Koggala to Keflavík International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Hatton to Keflavík International Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Hatton to Keflavík International Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Hatton to Keflavík International Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Akureyri Airport via Doha, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Akureyri Airport via Dubai, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Akureyri Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Akureyri Airport via Doha, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Akureyri Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hatton to Keflavík International Airport via Koggala, Bandaranaike International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–9
- 3rd Class
- $6
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $7
Train from Fort Station to Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–10
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $2–3
- Super Lux
- $3–5
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $20–25
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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