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
26h 43mRs 148,500–461,696Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- 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
26h 23mRs 149,023–412,732Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kandy, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Kandy (KDW)plane RDU - KDW
- Take the bus from Kandy Good Shed Bus Station to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
34h 7mRs 151,590–482,736Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane RDU - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
34h 43mRs 151,400–484,196
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. 140000 - Rs. 420000 and takes 26h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 26h 23m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 420000.
The distance between Raleigh and Colombo is 14788 km.
It takes approximately 26h 43m to get from Raleigh to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 10h 30m ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 9:41 PM in Raleigh and 8:11 AM in Colombo.
There are 1411+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Lufthansa, SriLankan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kandy via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–480,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kandy via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–480,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kandy via Dublin, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kandy via Dublin, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kandy via Dublin, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kandy via Frankfurt, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–480,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–480,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dublin, Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–600,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dublin, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dublin, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
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 9,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Kandy Good Shed Bus Station to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 390–440
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 390–440
- Semi Lux
- Rs 470–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 850–1,100
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 510–570
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 510–570
- Semi Lux
- Rs 600–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,200–2,400
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
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