There are 6 ways to get from Milan to Colombo by train, plane, or bus
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 Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MXP - CMB
14h 58mRs 130,144–1,113,002Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BGY - CMB
15h 30mRs 110,176–250,235Fly from Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LIN - CMB
15h 12mRs 119,218–561,803Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ZRH - CMB
15h 41mRs 161,137–953,302Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Reggio Emilia Avtrain
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BLQ - CMB
16h 24mRs 129,494–422,818Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane VCE - CMB
16h 54mRs 121,776–371,786
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 1200000 and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 14h 58m and costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 1200000.
The distance between Milan and Colombo is 8058 km.
It takes approximately 14h 58m to get from Milan to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m ahead of Milan. It is currently 7:36 AM in Milan and 11:06 AM in Colombo.
There are 1457+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Lufthansa, SriLankan Airlines, and Air Dolomiti fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–310,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–450,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–550,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–550,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–410,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–470,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–310,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–410,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–160,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–420,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–410,000
- Website
- airindia.in
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 100,000–430,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–550,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–220,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–450,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–230,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–550,000
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,600–2,000
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- Rs 27,000–39,000
- 2nd Class
- Rs 21,000–28,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,100–6,500
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,900–8,000
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,800–9,500
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,600–2,900
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
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