There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Swiss Alps by plane or train
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Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CMB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
15h 11mCHF 343–1,696Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CMB - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
18h 20mCHF 286–1,700Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Basel (BSL)plane CMB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Airolotrain
19h 1mCHF 353–1,221Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CMB - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatttrain
19h 46mCHF 355–1,061Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CMB - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
19h 37mCHF 466–1,141
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Swiss Alps is to fly and train which costs SFr 280 - SFr 1700 and takes 18h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Swiss Alps is to fly and train which takes 15h 11m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 1700.
The distance between Colombo and Swiss Alps is 8198 km.
It takes approximately 15h 11m to get from Colombo to Swiss Alps, including transfers.
There are 465+ hotels available in Swiss Alps.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Swiss Alps, Canton Ticino, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Swiss Alps. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Airolo, walk to Airolo, Stazione, then take the line 110 bus to Gotthard Passhöhe. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, take the train to Bellinzona, take the train to Airolo, walk to Airolo, Stazione, then take the line 110 bus to Gotthard Passhöhe.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–350
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–950
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,700
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,500
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–2,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,100
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–2,000
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,100
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–950
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.matterhorngotthardbahn.ch/en/
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 35–45
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 65–80
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
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