There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Philadelphia by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CMB - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
23h 34m$749–2,884Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CMB - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
23h 22m$443–2,753Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CMB - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
24h 42m$1,067–4,126Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CMB - PHL
24h 55m$1,031–4,037Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane CMB - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to 30th Street Stationtrain
27h 39m$577–3,343Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CMB - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
26h 3m$1,006–3,901Train to Koggala, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane KCT - PHL
41h 33m$604–2,516
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Philadelphia is to fly and train which costs $440 - $2,800 and takes 23h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Philadelphia is to fly and train which takes 23h 22m and costs $440 - $2,800.
The distance between Colombo and Philadelphia is 8893 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 34m to get from Colombo to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Philadelphia is 9h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 10:16 AM in Colombo and 12:46 AM in Philadelphia.
There are 909+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
SriLankan Airlines, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) twice daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Koggala to Philadelphia International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Istanbul, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Doha, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Frankfurt, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Koggala to Philadelphia International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Istanbul, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from Boston to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $40–350
- Business Class
- $120–410
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Boston to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–800
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $70–550
- First Class
- $250–800
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $8–13
- 3rd Class
- $6
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $7
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