There are 7 ways to get from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Colombo Airport (CMB) by plane, ferry, taxi, train, or bus
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane HEL - CMB
13h 15mRs 190,000–240,000Train to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tikkurila to Tamperetrain
- Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TMP - CMB
23h 15mRs 104,684–294,895Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane TLL - CMB
21h 7mRs 148,859–245,772Fly Helsinki Airport to Hatton, taxi
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Hatton (NUF)plane HEL - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Colombo-Airport-CMBtaxi
17h 29mRs 154,631–395,890Fly Helsinki Airport to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane HEL - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
20h 1mRs 124,990–360,598Fly Helsinki Airport to Kandy, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Kandy (KDW)plane HEL - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
20h 31mRs 125,615–362,354Fly Helsinki Airport to Koggala, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Koggala (KCT)plane HEL - KCT
- Take the train from Habaraduwa to Fort Stationtrain
21h 49mRs 123,694–361,712
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Colombo Airport (CMB) is to train and fly which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 300000 and takes 23h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Colombo Airport (CMB) is to fly which takes 13h 15m and costs Rs. 190000 - Rs. 240000.
The distance between Helsinki Airport (HEL) and Colombo Airport (CMB) is 7449 km.
It takes approximately 13h 15m to fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Helsinki Airport Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 13h 15m and has one stopover.
Colombo Airport (CMB) is 2h 30m ahead of Helsinki Airport (HEL). It is currently 18:01 in Helsinki Airport (HEL) and 20:31 in Colombo Airport (CMB).
Emirates, IndiGo Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways offer flights from Helsinki Airport Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport Airport.
There are 1370+ hotels available in Colombo Airport (CMB).
What companies run services between Helsinki Airport (HEL), Finland and Colombo Airport (CMB), Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hatton via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hatton via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hatton via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Koggala via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Koggala via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Koggala via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–330,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–280,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–320,000
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Riga, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–300,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–290,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Riga, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–300,000
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Tampere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–13,000
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- 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 Habaraduwa to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 224–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
- 3rd Class
- Rs 1,675
- 2nd Class
- Rs 224
- 1st Class
- Rs 2,011
- Website
- Magical Srilanka
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,170
- Schedules at
- Magical Srilanka
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- info@eseat.lk
- 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
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,314–12,000
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- Rs 7,000–12,000
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Estimated price
- Rs 32,000–39,000
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
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