There are 6 ways to get from France to Colombo by plane 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCE - CMB
15h 41mRs 119,039–241,539Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GVA - CMB
17h 16mRs 112,330–242,459Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CDG - CMB
13h 19mRs 122,616–295,116Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LYS - CMB
16h 7mRs 123,749–296,249Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ZRH - CMB
15h 26mRs 131,321–315,442Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane FRA - CMB
15h 11mRs 125,290–303,079
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 300000 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from France to Colombo is to fly which takes 13h 19m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 300000.
The distance between France and Colombo is 8107 km.
It takes approximately 15h 41m to get from France to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of France. It is currently 11:19 AM in France and 3:49 PM in Colombo.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between France and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Etihad, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–230,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–550,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–250,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–140,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–250,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–360,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–320,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–340,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–310,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–360,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–290,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–360,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–260,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–400,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–400,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–260,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–330,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–21,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- Rs 9,500–15,000
- Rail 1st Class
- Rs 15,000–21,000
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,500–19,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- Rs 8,500–13,000
- Rail 1st Class
- Rs 13,000–19,000
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,700–11,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- Rs 4,700–7,000
- Rail 1st Class
- Rs 7,000–11,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- Rs 12,000–16,000
- 1st Class
- Rs 19,000–25,000
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,500–19,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- Rs 7,500–10,000
- 1st Class
- Rs 14,000–19,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 13,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–14,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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