There are 7 ways to get from Genoa to Colombo by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe 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
17h 28mRs 125,795–264,984Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BGY - CMB
16h 39mRs 115,995–291,384Train to Pisa International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PSA - CMB
19h 30mRs 116,799–277,061Train, 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
18h 58mRs 168,292–376,712Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe 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
18h 23mRs 143,195–298,884Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GOA - CMB
19h 26mRs 138,908–401,554Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ZRH - CMB
18h 42mRs 139,395–320,084
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 270000 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Colombo is to train and bus and fly which takes 16h 39m and costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 300000.
The distance between Genoa and Colombo is 8198 km.
It takes approximately 17h 28m to get from Genoa to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Genoa. It is currently 2:50 PM in Genoa and 7:20 PM in Colombo.
There are 1342+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
ITA Airways, Vietjet Air, and two other airlines fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–310,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–370,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–350,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–290,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–460,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–460,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–200,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–240,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–190,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–290,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–260,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Athens, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–250,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–260,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–370,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–350,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Rome, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–310,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–10,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–10,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–12,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–11,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–10,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–10,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–8,500
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–8,500
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–10,000
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–9,000
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–8,500
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–8,500
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–12,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–12,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–14,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–12,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–12,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,600–2,100
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,000–5,500
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–16,000
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–24,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- Rs 14,000–21,000
- 2nd Class
- Rs 17,000–24,000
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,800–8,500
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,300–5,500
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
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