There are 6 ways to get from France to Colombo by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CDG - CMB
13h 18mRs 122,751–235,251Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GVA - CMB
17h 35mRs 109,928–279,997Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCE - CMB
15h 43mRs 159,213–361,949Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LYS - CMB
16h 6mRs 124,441–406,941Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ZRH - CMB
15h 25mRs 141,021–319,473Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane FRA - CMB
15h 8mRs 131,550–240,955
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from France to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 240000 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from France to Colombo is to fly which takes 13h 18m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 240000.
The distance between France and Colombo is 8545 km.
It takes approximately 13h 18m to get from France to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of France. It is currently 5:28 PM in France and 9:58 PM in Colombo.
There are 1351+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between France and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Etihad, and two other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–320,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–280,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–180,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–250,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–250,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–190,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–170,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–280,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–330,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–18,000
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–16,000
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–9,000
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–18,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–9,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–20,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–11,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–19,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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