There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to Colombo by plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PHL - CMB
22h 32mRs 209,401–711,901Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane JFK - CMB
22h 53mRs 136,548–851,806Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EWR - CMB
22h 53mRs 164,171–353,796Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IAD - CMB
24h 39mRs 149,578–416,337Train, train to Boston Logan Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- 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 56mRs 162,766–1,234,764
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Colombo is to train and subway and fly which costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 420000 and takes 24h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Colombo is to fly which takes 22h 32m and costs Rs. 200000 - Rs. 750000.
The distance between Philadelphia and Colombo is 14240 km.
It takes approximately 22h 32m to get from Philadelphia to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 9h 30m ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 4:32 AM in Philadelphia and 2:02 PM in Colombo.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
American Airlines, Qatar Airways, and SriLankan Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–550,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–550,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–550,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–360,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–420,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–210,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–600,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–700,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–600,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–370,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,900–70,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- Rs 3,900–70,000
- Business Class
- Rs 19,000–85,000
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,400–70,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- Rs 3,400–70,000
- Business Class
- Rs 18,000–80,000
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–80,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- Rs 5,500–80,000
- Business Class
- Rs 22,000–95,000
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 30,000–110,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–22,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–190,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- Rs 6,500–140,000
- First Class
- Rs 41,000–190,000
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–200,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- Rs 9,500–150,000
- First Class
- Rs 48,000–200,000
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 16,000–150,000
- First Class
- Rs 60,000–230,000
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 760–2,500
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- Rs 760–790
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- Rs 1,700–2,500
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