There are 3 ways to get from Palermo to Colombo by train, plane, or shuttle
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Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
best- 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 150,103–330,566Fly from Palermo Airport
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PMO - CMB
19h 35mRs 109,969–413,403Shuttle 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 40mRs 122,507–378,993
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 340000 and takes 19h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Colombo is to shuttle and fly which takes 18h 40m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 380000.
The distance between Palermo and Colombo is 7589 km.
It takes approximately 19h 56m to get from Palermo to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m ahead of Palermo. It is currently 4:21 PM in Palermo and 7:51 PM in Colombo.
There are 520+ 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) 3 times a week.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–300,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Rome, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Venice, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bologna, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–210,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Malta, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Rome, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–390,000
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–400,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–300,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Athens, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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 4,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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