There are 4 ways to get from Palermo to Colombo by bus, plane, ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CTA - CMB
20h 26mRs 97,274–248,015Fly from Palermo Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PMO - CMB
17h 15mRs 104,863–362,943Ferry to Naples Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Naplesferry
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NAP - CMB
24h 50mRs 133,814–221,525Shuttle 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
19hRs 152,461–564,961
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Colombo is to ferry and fly which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 230000 and takes 24h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Colombo is to fly which takes 17h 15m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 370000.
The distance between Palermo and Colombo is 7549 km.
It takes approximately 20h 26m to get from Palermo to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Palermo. It is currently 9:21 PM in Palermo and 1:51 AM in Colombo.
There are 1425+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Turkish Airlines flies from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–320,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–350,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–300,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–320,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Rome, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bologna, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–600,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Venice, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–600,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–320,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,100–6,000
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,700–7,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 3,961
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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