There are 8 ways to get from Los Angeles to Colombo by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LAX - CMB
24h 15mRs 141,029–475,237Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BUR - CMB
26h 42mRs 190,748–514,042Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ONT - CMB
28h 8mRs 196,002–502,154Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane SNA - CMB
29h 32mRs 224,318–619,215Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane SAN - CMB
31h 4mRs 161,099–335,669Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane LAX - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
33h 21mRs 184,229–486,537Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Kandy, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kandy (KDW)plane LAX - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
33h 43mRs 185,229–489,137Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Hatton, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hatton (NUF)plane LAX - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Fort Stationtrain
35h 53mRs 184,259–487,887
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 480000 and takes 24h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Colombo is to fly which takes 24h 15m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 480000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Colombo is 15109 km.
It takes approximately 24h 15m to get from Los Angeles to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 12h 30m ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 12:20 PM in Los Angeles and 12:50 AM in Colombo.
There are 1358+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–480,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Hong Kong, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–480,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kandy via Hong Kong, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–500,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hatton via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hatton via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hatton via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–480,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hatton via Hong Kong, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–500,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–440,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–800,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via San Francisco, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–500,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Seattle, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–600,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–480,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Bandaranaike International Airport via San Francisco, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–600,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–290,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–290,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–290,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–440,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Seattle, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–500,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via San Francisco, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–500,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Seattle, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–600,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Bandaranaike International Airport via San Francisco, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–600,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–440,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Seattle, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–500,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via San Francisco, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–500,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Seattle, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–600,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Bandaranaike International Airport via San Francisco, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–600,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–460,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Seattle, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–550,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via San Francisco, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–600,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–460,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–290,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–11,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,000–35,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kandy to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
Train from Hatton to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,100
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,400–3,100
- Website
- Magical Srilanka
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,157
- Schedules at
- Magical Srilanka
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- [email protected]
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
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