There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Philadelphia by plane, train, or subway
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)CMB - PHL
22h 26m$684–1,941Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)CMB - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
23h 12m$449–2,060Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)CMB - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
24h 34m$644–1,361Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)CMB - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
26h 20m$599–2,247Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)CMB - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
25h 59m$526–1,653Fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)CMB - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to 30th Street Station
27h 14m$543–1,800Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)CMB - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
25h 53m$548–2,293
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Philadelphia is to fly and train which costs $440 - $2,100 and takes 23h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Philadelphia is to fly which takes 22h 26m and costs $650 - $2,000.
The distance between Colombo and Philadelphia is 8900 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 26m to get from Colombo to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Philadelphia is 10h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 11:32 PM in Colombo and 1:02 PM in Philadelphia.
There are 808+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
Qatar Airways, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Doha, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via London Heathrow, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Istanbul, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Istanbul, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via London Heathrow, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Istanbul, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Istanbul, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Istanbul, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Laguardia Airport via London Heathrow, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Doha, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Istanbul, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Frankfurt, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Doha, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
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 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
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.html
- 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.html
- 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.html
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–290
- 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
- $20–310
- 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
- 48 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
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