There are 4 ways to get from Seattle to Colombo by plane, shuttle, bus, or train
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane SEA - CMB
24h 5mRs 240,404–662,904Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kandy, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kandy (KDW)plane SEA - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Maradanatrain
34h 12mRs 184,304–557,304Shuttle to Bellingham International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle, WA - Convention Center to Bellingham Airport
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BLI - CMB
28h 56mRs 227,902–630,346Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane SEA - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
33h 32mRs 188,899–559,149
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Colombo is to fly and train which costs Rs. 180000 - Rs. 600000 and takes 34h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Colombo is to fly which takes 24h 5m and costs Rs. 240000 - Rs. 700000.
The distance between Seattle and Colombo is 13619 km.
It takes approximately 24h 5m to get from Seattle to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 12h 30m ahead of Seattle. It is currently 7:01 PM in Seattle and 7:31 AM in Colombo.
There are 1454+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific, and three other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–650,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Hong Kong, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–600,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–650,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kandy via Hong Kong, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–600,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–600,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–1,000,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–600,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–600,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–1,000,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Maradana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,800
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,800
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle, WA - Convention Center to Bellingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–20,000
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,145
- 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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