There are 3 ways to get from Zurich to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)ZRH - CMB
12h 49mRs 102,529–345,875Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)BSL - CMB
18h 18mRs 104,411–226,030Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingen
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)STR - CMB
17h 44mRs 121,123–289,259
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 350000 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Colombo is to fly which takes 12h 49m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 350000.
The distance between Zurich and Colombo is 8065 km.
It takes approximately 12h 49m to get from Zurich to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Zurich. It is currently 10:18 PM in Zurich and 2:48 AM in Colombo.
There are 1476+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Edelweiss Air, Etihad, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–390,000
Flights from Basel to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–340,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–250,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–120,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–320,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–320,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Basel to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–340,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–250,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–290,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–200,000
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,100–3,900
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–11,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–8,500
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
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