There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Switzerland by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CMB - ZRH
11h 54mCHF 305–682Fly to Basel
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Basel (BSL)plane CMB - BSL
13h 55mCHF 485–1,230Fly to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CMB - GVA
13h 36mCHF 349–592Fly 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 36mCHF 317–633Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CMB - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
15h 53mCHF 327–857Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CMB - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
17h 23mCHF 515–1,586Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CMB - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
15h 3mCHF 348–595
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Switzerland is to fly and train which costs SFr 310 - SFr 650 and takes 15h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Switzerland is to fly which takes 11h 54m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 700.
The distance between Colombo and Switzerland is 8066 km.
It takes approximately 11h 54m to get from Colombo to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 3:50 AM in Colombo and 11:20 PM in Switzerland.
There are 1226+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
Edelweiss Air, Etihad, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–410
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 490–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 490–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,300
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Frankfurt via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–650
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 490–1,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–900
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,500
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,400
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–28
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
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