There are 3 ways to get from Minneapolis to Colombo by plane or bus
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Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MSP - CMB
28h 34mRs 259,528–862,225Bus to Rochester, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from UMN - Minneapolis to Rochesterbus
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane RST - CMB
28h 5mRs 179,044–437,975Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane MSP - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
34h 6mRs 272,728–953,525
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Colombo is to bus and fly which costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 440000 and takes 28h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Colombo is to bus and fly which takes 28h 5m and costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 440000.
The distance between Minneapolis and Colombo is 14230 km.
It takes approximately 28h 34m to get from Minneapolis to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 10h 30m ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 8:05 PM in Minneapolis and 6:35 AM in Colombo.
There are 540+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–1,300,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–900,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–1,300,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–900,000
Flights from Rochester to Bandaranaike International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–600,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Copenhagen, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–850,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–1,300,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–900,000
Flights from Rochester to Bandaranaike International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–850,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–1,100,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–1,400,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–950,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–900,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–900,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Bandaranaike International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–600,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Rochester to Bandaranaike International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–600,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Rochester to Bandaranaike International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–400,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Rochester to Bandaranaike International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–650,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from UMN - Minneapolis to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–14,000
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- Rs 10,000–14,000
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,429
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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