There are 2 ways to get from New Orleans to Colombo by plane or bus
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Fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MSY - CMB
29h 18mRs 239,107–1,211,719Fly to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane MSY - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
42h 39mRs 312,307–853,019
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New Orleans to Colombo is to fly and Mini Bus which costs Rs. 310000 - Rs. 900000 and takes 42h 39m.
The fastest way to get from New Orleans to Colombo is to fly which takes 29h 18m and costs Rs. 230000 - Rs. 1300000.
The distance between New Orleans and Colombo is 15803 km.
It takes approximately 29h 18m to get from New Orleans to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 10h 30m ahead of New Orleans. It is currently 3:58 PM in New Orleans and 2:28 AM in Colombo.
There are 1459+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
British Airways, SriLankan Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–800,000
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–1,200,000
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Toronto, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–950,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Toronto, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–1,000,000
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Toronto, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 310,000–850,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 300,000–800,000
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Toronto, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–950,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–1,200,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Toronto, Lahore
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 500,000–850,000
- Website
- Magical Srilanka
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,349
- 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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