There are 3 ways to get from Palermo to Colombo by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly from Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PMO - CMB
17h 45mRs 104,973–243,399Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CTA - CMB
19h 56mRs 150,139–330,533Shuttle to Trapani Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TPS - CMB
18h 20mRs 112,588–349,605
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 250000 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Colombo is to fly which takes 17h 45m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 250000.
The distance between Palermo and Colombo is 7556 km.
It takes approximately 17h 45m to get from Palermo to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m ahead of Palermo. It is currently 11:52 PM in Palermo and 3:22 AM in Colombo.
There are 530+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Turkish Airlines, Volotea, and Air Arabia fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a week.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–280,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Rome, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–360,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bologna, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–390,000
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–380,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Malta, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Rome, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Athens, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–230,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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