There are 5 ways to get from Iceland to Colombo by plane, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly Keflavík International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)KEF - CMB
18h 49mRs 121,031–324,400Fly Akureyri Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Akureyri Airport (AEY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)AEY - CMB
19h 58mRs 160,979–564,353Fly Keflavík International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)KEF - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
27h 30mRs 162,431–484,900Fly Keflavík International Airport to Hatton, taxi, bus
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Hatton (NUF)KEF - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Rathnapura
- Take the bus from Rathnapura to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
28h 31mRs 165,731–487,230Fly Keflavík International Airport to Batticaloa Airport, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)KEF - BTC
- Take the train from Batticaloa to Maradana
28h 21mRs 162,731–492,890
Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iceland to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 330000 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Iceland to Colombo is to fly which takes 18h 49m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 330000.
The distance between Iceland and Colombo is 9931 km.
It takes approximately 18h 49m to get from Iceland to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 5h 30m ahead of Iceland. It is currently 8:16 PM in Iceland and 1:46 AM in Colombo.
There are 1477+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Iceland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Icelandair, IndiGo Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–490,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–490,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–480,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Copenhagen, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Hatton via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–490,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Hatton via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–490,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Hatton via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–480,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Hatton via Copenhagen, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–490,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–490,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–480,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Copenhagen, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–470,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Copenhagen, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Copenhagen, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Vienna, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Copenhagen, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Akureyri Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Batticaloa to Maradana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–11,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,900–11,000
Bus operators
- 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
Bus from Rathnapura to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 300–330
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 300–330
- Semi Lux
- Rs 340–480
- Super Lux
- Rs 650–850
- 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/
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,400–5,500
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
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