There are 6 ways to get from Lexington to Colombo by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive to Covington, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CVG - CMB
26h 50mRs 253,254–1,117,867Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane SDF - CMB
27h 38mRs 243,076–967,610Fly Blue Grass Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LEX - CMB
28h 24mRs 309,135–1,211,635Drive to Covington, fly to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane CVG - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
35h 51mRs 311,749–914,112Drive to Covington, fly to Kandy, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Kandy (KDW)plane CVG - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Maradanatrain
36h 32mRs 307,154–912,267Drive to Covington, fly to Hatton, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Hatton (NUF)plane CVG - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Fort Stationtrain
38h 52mRs 306,484–912,917
Covington (CVG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Colombo is to drive and fly which costs Rs. 240000 - Rs. 1000000 and takes 27h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Colombo is to drive and fly which takes 26h 50m and costs Rs. 250000 - Rs. 1200000.
The distance between Lexington and Colombo is 14798 km.
It takes approximately 26h 50m to get from Lexington to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 9h 30m ahead of Lexington. It is currently 7:26 AM in Lexington and 4:56 PM in Colombo.
There are 530+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
American Airlines, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Covington to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Sigiriya Airport via Montreal, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–900,000
Flights from Covington to Sigiriya Airport via Montreal, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Sigiriya Airport via Montreal, Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Kandy via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Kandy via Montreal, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–900,000
Flights from Covington to Kandy via Montreal, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Kandy via Montreal, Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Hatton via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Hatton via Montreal, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–900,000
Flights from Covington to Hatton via Montreal, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Hatton via Montreal, Delhi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–1,000,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Covington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–1,300,000
Flights from Covington to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–1,300,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Covington to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–1,100,000
Flights from Covington to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–1,300,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–1,200,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–950,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Covington to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–1,300,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Philadelphia, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 320,000–1,200,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Maradana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,800
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,800
Train from Hatton to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–5,500
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–5,500
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,145
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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