There are 6 ways to get from Gaithersburg to Colombo by subway, plane, train, or bus
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Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)IAD - CMB
22h 47mRs 151,482–307,394Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Gaithersburg Park & Ride to BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb UPPER LEVEL
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)BWI - CMB
25h 7mRs 120,616–353,616Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)PHL - CMB
25h 55mRs 166,237–765,028Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)JFK - CMB
24h 56mRs 144,354–660,445Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)DCA - CMB
26h 32mRs 261,484–915,916Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)IAD - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
33h 39mRs 142,882–417,894
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gaithersburg to Colombo is to bus and fly which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 360000 and takes 25h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Gaithersburg to Colombo is to subway and fly which takes 22h 47m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 310000.
The distance between Gaithersburg and Colombo is 14480 km.
It takes approximately 22h 47m to get from Gaithersburg to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 10h 30m ahead of Gaithersburg. It is currently 9:28 PM in Gaithersburg and 7:58 AM in Colombo.
There are 1477+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Gaithersburg, MD, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Air Canada, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
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- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–470,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–370,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–470,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–700,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–650,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–700,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–410,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Montreal, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–900,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–470,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–470,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–410,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Montreal, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–900,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–470,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–470,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–410,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Montreal, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–900,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–450,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–410,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–450,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–600,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Boston, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–600,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Montreal, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 350,000–1,100,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Prague, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Boston, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–140,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–650,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–700,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Montreal, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–900,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–450,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–2,500
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- Rs 750–790
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- Rs 1,700–2,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–80,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- Rs 5,500–80,000
- Business Class
- Rs 22,000–90,000
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–90,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- Rs 9,500–90,000
- Business Class
- Rs 29,000–110,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–200,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- Rs 9,500–150,000
- First Class
- Rs 47,000–200,000
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–220,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- Rs 15,000–150,000
- First Class
- Rs 60,000–220,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–90,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–140,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Bus from Gaithersburg Park & Ride to BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb UPPER LEVEL
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 616
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 510–570
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 510–570
- Semi Lux
- Rs 600–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,250–2,400
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
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