There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Helsinki Airport (HEL) by plane, ferry, train, bus, or taxi
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CMB - HEL
13h 36m€463–828Train to Koggala, fly to Helsinki Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane KCT - HEL
25h 3m€261–1,108Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane CMB - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
19h 28m€399–824Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- 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 Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane WRZ - HEL
29h 7m€279–1,124Train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BTC - HEL
25h 25m€265–1,111
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Helsinki Airport (HEL) is to fly and ferry which costs €390 - €850 and takes 19h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Helsinki Airport (HEL) is to fly which takes 13h 36m and costs €460 - €850.
The distance between Colombo and Helsinki Airport (HEL) is 7482 km.
It takes approximately 13h 36m to get from Colombo to Helsinki Airport (HEL), including transfers.
Helsinki Airport (HEL) is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 10:02 AM in Colombo and 7:32 AM in Helsinki Airport (HEL).
There are 1312+ hotels available in Helsinki Airport (HEL).
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Helsinki Airport (HEL), Finland?
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Koggala to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Koggala to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Doha, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Koggala to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Koggala to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
Flights from Koggala to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,200
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Koggala to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,700
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- 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
- €1–8
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- €3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- €3–4
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- €6–8
- 3rd Class
- €5
- 2nd Class
- €1
- 1st Class
- €6
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- €3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- €3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- €6–9
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- €1–2
- Semi Lux
- €1–3
- Super Lux
- €3–4
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- €20–30
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- €18–22
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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