There are 5 ways to get from France to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CDG - CMB
13h 33mRs 122,878–295,378Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCE - CMB
15h 33mRs 175,771–300,298Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane FRA - CMB
14h 34mRs 151,450–367,941Train, 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 25mRs 160,358–618,160Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GVA - CMB
17h 40mRs 169,172–274,104
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) 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 33m.
The fastest way to get from France to Colombo is to fly which takes 13h 33m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 300000.
The distance between France and Colombo is 8546 km.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from France to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m ahead of France. It is currently 5:53 AM in France and 9:23 AM in Colombo.
There are 1434+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between France and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Etihad, and two other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–240,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–260,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–170,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–290,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–180,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–380,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–440,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–450,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–440,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–430,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–470,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–380,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–24,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–13,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 13,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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 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
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- 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
- 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 12,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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