There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Dubai Airport (DXB) by plane, shuttle, or train
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane CMB - DXB
4h 46mAED 699–1,517Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane CMB - SHJ
6h 24mAED 772–1,649Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane CMB - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
7h 59mAED 745–1,170Train to Koggala, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane KCT - DXB
13h 28mAED 952–3,033
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Dubai Airport (DXB) is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 700 - AED 1200 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Dubai Airport (DXB) is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs AED 700 - AED 1600.
The distance between Colombo and Dubai Airport (DXB) is 3321 km.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Colombo to Dubai Airport (DXB), including transfers.
Dubai Airport (DXB) is 1h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 7:09 PM in Colombo and 5:39 PM in Dubai Airport (DXB).
There are 17131+ hotels available in Dubai Airport (DXB).
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Dubai Airport (DXB), United Arab Emirates?
Flydubai, SriLankan Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) every 3 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–3,400
Flights from Koggala to Dubai International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–1,400
Flights from Koggala to Dubai International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,700
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,200
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,400
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,200
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,600
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–2,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,200
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,500
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dubai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,300
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- AED 3–35
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- AED 15–21
- 3rd Class Fare
- AED 14–17
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- AED 26–35
- 3rd Class
- AED 19
- 2nd Class
- AED 3
- 1st Class
- AED 23
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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