There are 5 ways to get from Genoa to Colombo by car, plane, train, or bus
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Drive to Pisa International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Genoa to Pisa International Airport (PSA)car
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PSA - CMB
16h 59mRs 147,702–364,292Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MXP - CMB
18h 50mRs 112,420–682,888Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BGY - CMB
17h 46mRs 137,520–458,388Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCE - CMB
19h 13mRs 125,652–477,962Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BLQ - CMB
20h 15mRs 145,320–309,888
Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Colombo is to train and bus and fly which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 460000 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Colombo is to drive and fly which takes 16h 59m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 370000.
The distance between Genoa and Colombo is 8009 km.
It takes approximately 16h 59m to get from Genoa to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Genoa. It is currently 1:02 PM in Genoa and 5:32 PM in Colombo.
There are 1444+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Genoa to Colombo. However, you can drive to Pisa International Airport (PSA) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the train to Milano Centrale, walk to Piazza Luigi di Savoia, take the bus to Bergamo Airport Bus Station, walk to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–340,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–320,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–330,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–360,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–370,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–380,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
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 110,000–350,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–400,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–410,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–340,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–320,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
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 85,000–240,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–250,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–380,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–220,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–400,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–20,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,600–2,000
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/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 Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,100–5,500
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–19,000
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,800–7,500
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,700–3,000
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
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