There are 5 ways to get from Dresden to Colombo by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DRS - CMB
16h 41mRs 149,859–413,085Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PRG - CMB
16h 24mRs 116,783–190,006Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BER - CMB
15h 56mRs 159,843–267,900Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LEJ - CMB
19h 8mRs 188,421–599,491Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane FRA - CMB
18h 8mRs 167,726–403,893
Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Colombo is to bus and fly which costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 190000 and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 15h 56m and costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 270000.
The distance between Dresden and Colombo is 7781 km.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Dresden to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m ahead of Dresden. It is currently 11:40 AM in Dresden and 3:10 PM in Colombo.
There are 1457+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Lufthansa, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–380,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–400,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–260,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–330,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–200,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–460,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–460,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–380,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–400,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–160,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–380,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–330,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–47,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–34,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 38,000–160,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–17,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,500–8,500
- Website
- Grand Bus
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