There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Athens Airport (ATH) by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CMB - ATH
10h 46m€264–518Train to Koggala, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane KCT - ATH
16h 38m€181–558Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane WRZ - ATH
20h 42m€199–574
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Athens Airport (ATH) is to fly which costs €260 - €550 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Athens Airport (ATH) is to fly which takes 10h 46m and costs €260 - €550.
The distance between Colombo and Athens Airport (ATH) is 6593 km.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Colombo to Athens Airport (ATH), including transfers.
Athens Airport (ATH) is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 6:50 PM in Colombo and 4:20 PM in Athens Airport (ATH).
There are 13298+ hotels available in Athens Airport (ATH).
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Athens Airport (ATH), Greece?
Air Arabia, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Athens International Airport (ATH) every 3 hours.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
Flights from Koggala to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–750
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Athens International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–8
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- €3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- €3–4
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- €6–8
- 3rd Class
- €5
- 2nd Class
- €1
- 1st Class
- €6
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Transport Commission
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- National Transport Commission
- Schedules at
- NTC Schedules
- Standard
- €1–2
- Semi Lux
- €1–3
- Super Lux
- €3–5
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- €18–22
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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