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 138,928–401,588Bus 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 126,741–179,932Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BER - CMB
16h 3mRs 160,083–243,386Train 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 2mRs 172,465–529,353Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane FRA - CMB
17h 20mRs 163,126–307,919
Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Colombo is to bus and fly which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 180000 and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 16h 3m and costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 250000.
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 7:10 PM in Dresden and 10:40 PM in Colombo.
There are 1445+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Lufthansa, SriLankan Airlines, and Etihad fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.
- 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 180,000–650,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–650,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–650,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–650,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–23,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–16,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 34,000–70,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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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