There are 4 ways to get from Lausanne to Colombo by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GVA - CMB
16h 16mRs 106,984–325,019Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ZRH - CMB
14h 48mRs 147,873–744,156Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BSL - CMB
20h 19mRs 132,711–487,380Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallaratetrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MXP - CMB
18h 56mRs 135,079–737,872
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 330000 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 14h 48m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 750000.
The distance between Lausanne and Colombo is 8287 km.
It takes approximately 16h 16m to get from Lausanne to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m ahead of Lausanne. It is currently 12:02 AM in Lausanne and 3:32 AM in Colombo.
There are 524+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Lausanne to Colombo. However, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–310,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–260,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–140,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Basel to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–390,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–320,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–450,000
Flights from Basel to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–500,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–650,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–400,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–260,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–490,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Basel to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–390,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,500–24,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 29,000–85,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,300–2,900
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,900–6,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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