There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Switzerland by plane or train
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Fly to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CMB - ZRH
11h 14mCHF 346–2,238Fly to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Basel (BSL)plane CMB - BSL
13h 40mCHF 285–1,230Fly to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CMB - GVA
13h 6mCHF 389–1,442Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CMB - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
15h 1mCHF 317–2,533Fly 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 Luganotrain
17h 3mCHF 418–952
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Switzerland is to fly and train which costs SFr 310 - SFr 2600 and takes 15h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Switzerland is to fly which takes 11h 14m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 2300.
The distance between Colombo and Switzerland is 8066 km.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Colombo to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 3h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 5:32 AM in Colombo and 2:02 AM in Switzerland.
There are 1198+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
Edelweiss Air, Etihad, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–390
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 490–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,600
- 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
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Istanbul, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Doha, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–2,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–900
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,700
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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