There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Colombo by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)FRA - CMB
15h 57mRs 120,553–265,447Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)NUE - CMB
20h 31mRs 120,353–334,647Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)HAJ - CMB
20h 13mRs 123,553–350,947Train, train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)LEJ - CMB
19h 31mRs 132,955–387,324Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)CGN - CMB
21h 13mRs 127,153–399,147
Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 270000 and takes 15h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 15h 57m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 270000.
The distance between Europe and Colombo is 8287 km.
It takes approximately 15h 57m to get from Europe to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Europe. It is currently 7:37 PM in Europe and 12:07 AM in Colombo.
There are 1448+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Europe and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Colombo. However, you can take the bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–420,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–330,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–240,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–450,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–250,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–19,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,500–10,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–18,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–24,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,500–15,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–30,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,400–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,400–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,600–6,500
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–14,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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