There are 4 ways to get from Newark to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane JFK - CMB
21h 58mRs 133,579–719,939Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EWR - CMB
22h 13mRs 148,985–612,573Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PHL - CMB
24h 29mRs 212,941–997,203Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BOS - CMB
26h 19mRs 180,065–1,051,458
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 750000 and takes 21h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Colombo is to fly which takes 21h 58m and costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 750000.
The distance between Newark and Colombo is 14130 km.
It takes approximately 21h 58m to get from Newark to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 9h 30m ahead of Newark. It is currently 6:36 PM in Newark and 4:06 AM in Colombo.
There are 1476+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, SriLankan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–480,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–800,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–480,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–600,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–480,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–800,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–600,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–600,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–600,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–330,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–210,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–650,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–650,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–340,000
Train operators
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,500–70,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- Rs 3,500–70,000
- Business Class
- Rs 18,000–85,000
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–95,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- Rs 10,000–95,000
- Business Class
- Rs 30,000–120,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–190,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- Rs 5,500–150,000
- First Class
- Rs 40,000–190,000
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–230,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- Rs 16,000–160,000
- First Class
- Rs 60,000–230,000
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