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 57mRs 209,414–811,914Train 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
23h 3mRs 136,721–904,602Train 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
23h 3mRs 155,227–625,512Train, 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
25h 4mRs 161,429–439,266Train, 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
27h 26mRs 183,112–1,237,443
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 fly which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 950000 and takes 23h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Colombo is to fly which takes 22h 57m and costs Rs. 200000 - Rs. 850000.
The distance between Philadelphia and Colombo is 14240 km.
It takes approximately 22h 57m to get from Philadelphia to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 9h 30m ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 12:09 PM in Philadelphia and 9:39 PM in Colombo.
There are 520+ 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 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–800,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–480,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
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 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–480,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
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
- srilankan.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- 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 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–600,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
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
- etihad.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–330,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–400,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–210,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–600,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–600,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–650,000
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
- airindia.in
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 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
- 26h 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
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–600,000
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 3,900–75,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- Rs 3,900–75,000
- 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 18,000–85,000
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 30,000–120,000
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 7,500–17,000
- 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 6,500–15,000
- 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 11,000–25,000
- 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 6,500–150,000
- First Class
- Rs 42,000–190,000
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 49,000–200,000
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 16,000–160,000
- 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 770–2,500
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- Rs 770–800
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- Rs 1,800–2,500
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