There are 4 ways to get from Seoul to Colombo by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ICN - CMB
12h 6mRs 74,596–212,354Fly from Gimpo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GMP - CMB
18h 22mRs 64,011–191,781Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TAE - CMB
14h 41mRs 104,384–279,180Train, bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airportbus
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane PUS - CMB
16h 17mRs 90,084–190,380
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Colombo is to train and bus and fly which costs Rs. 90000 - Rs. 190000 and takes 16h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 12h 6m and costs Rs. 70000 - Rs. 220000.
The distance between Seoul and Colombo is 5859 km.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Seoul to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 3h 30m behind Seoul. It is currently 10:56 AM in Seoul and 7:26 AM in Colombo.
There are 1356+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Asiana Airlines, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–200,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–250,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–160,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–220,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–240,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–240,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kaohsiung, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–220,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–220,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–240,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–180,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–260,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–340,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–210,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–240,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,100–1,400
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–12,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- Rs 9,000–12,000
- First Class
- Rs 13,000–16,000
Train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–12,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- Rs 9,000–12,000
- First Class
- Rs 13,000–16,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,600–3,500
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- Rs 2,600–3,500
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