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 130,211–173,083Bus 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 5mRs 105,248–230,620Fly from Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LIN - CMB
15h 12mRs 139,248–381,836Train 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
16h 1mRs 162,123–605,090Train, 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
17h 21mRs 168,717–583,728Train 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 57mRs 211,961–282,562
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. 180000 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. 180000.
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 6:32 AM in Milan and 10:02 AM in Colombo.
There are 1472+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–300,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–370,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- 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 and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–490,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–340,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–400,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–450,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–300,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–160,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–290,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- 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 and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–490,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–210,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–400,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–380,000
- 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 1,700–2,100
- 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 22,000–40,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- Rs 28,000–40,000
- 2nd Class
- Rs 22,000–30,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,600–7,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–26,000
- 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 3,100–8,000
- 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 1,900–10,000
- 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 1,700–3,100
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
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