There are 4 ways to get from Raleigh to Colombo by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane RDU - CMB
28h 13mRs 178,500–711,708Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CLT - CMB
27h 58mRs 174,661–444,210Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane IAD - CMB
28h 39mRs 175,032–468,825Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane RDU - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
34h 59mRs 176,863–707,821
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 450000 and takes 27h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 27h 58m and costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 450000.
The distance between Raleigh and Colombo is 14788 km.
It takes approximately 28h 13m to get from Raleigh to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 9h 30m ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 11:36 PM in Raleigh and 9:06 AM in Colombo.
There are 520+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Lufthansa, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–900,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dublin, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dublin, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–400,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–400,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–900,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,013
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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