There are 4 ways to get from Houston to Colombo by plane or bus
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Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)IAH - CMB
23h 59mRs 170,895–404,246Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)IAH - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
33h 51mRs 162,295–464,746Bus to Victoria Regional Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Victoria
- Fly from Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)VCT - CMB
27h 8mRs 203,586–587,182Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)HOU - CMB
31h 27mRs 240,772–663,772
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 410000 and takes 23h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Colombo is to fly which takes 23h 59m and costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 410000.
The distance between Houston and Colombo is 15922 km.
It takes approximately 23h 59m to get from Houston to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 11h 30m ahead of Houston. It is currently 6:28 AM in Houston and 5:58 PM in Colombo.
There are 1466+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Emirates fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
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Airlines
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–460,000
Flights from Victoria Regional Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–650,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via St. Louis, Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–850,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–1,000,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via St. Louis, Frankfurt, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–850,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–1,000,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via St. Louis, Frankfurt, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–850,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–460,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–600,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–550,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–460,000
Flights from Victoria Regional Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–600,000
Flights from Victoria Regional Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–650,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–450,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–16,000
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- 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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