There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Colombo by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LYS - CMB
16h 2mRs 123,844–306,344Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GVA - CMB
17h 39mRs 108,085–325,035Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CDG - CMB
15h 1mRs 152,597–1,020,555Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MRS - CMB
19h 47mRs 146,003–653,040Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TRN - CMB
22h 33mRs 133,997–466,500Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain
- Take the train from Dijon to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ZRH - CMB
17h 45mRs 171,265–810,810
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 330000 and takes 17h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 15h 1m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 1100000.
The distance between Lyon and Colombo is 8313 km.
It takes approximately 16h 2m to get from Lyon to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m ahead of Lyon. It is currently 5:50 PM in Lyon and 9:20 PM in Colombo.
There are 1460+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Emirates, Flydubai, and Turkish Airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–480,000
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 Marseille Provence Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–430,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–420,000
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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- 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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–240,000
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
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–440,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–490,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–490,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–650,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,500–22,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–60,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–41,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–27,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Dijon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 41,000–120,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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