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Flights from Cairo to Colombo

from E£12,739 one way · found Oct 28

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Cairo, Egypt to Colombo, Sri Lanka

This is an international flight: Cairo (Egypt) to Colombo (Sri Lanka). Colombo is a city of about 648,000 people.

The antipode of Colombo

The far side of the Earth from Colombo is deep ocean at 6.9°S 100.2°W. The nearest inhabited place to it, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, lies 1,312 km away. See it on the globe. More about the antipode of Colombo.

Distance
5,676 km3,527 miles
Flight time
about 9 h 20 minin the air, via Dubai
Direct flights
Not foundin 3 months, with a connection
Time difference
Varies by seasonJanuary +3 h 30 min, July +2 h 30 min

Are there direct flights from Cairo to Colombo?

We have not seen a non-stop flight from Cairo to Colombo in the last three months. The usual way round it is a single change, most often in Dubai, Al Ahmadi or Muscat.

Cairo to Colombo flight time

Colombo is 5,676 km (3,527 miles) from Cairo in a straight line, and the flight leaves heading east. Colombo lies 23° of latitude nearer the equator than Cairo, a different climate band altogether. Flying through Dubai, the two legs add up to about 9 h 20 min in the air, and the wait between them comes on top. This is a long haul: pick the seat with care.

Time difference between Cairo and Colombo

The gap shifts with daylight saving time: in January Colombo runs 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of Cairo, and in July Colombo runs 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Cairo. A few hours forward show up on the first evening and are gone by the second.

Cheapest month to fly from Cairo to Colombo

The cheapest month is November, from E£12,627, found Oct 26.

All months as a table
MonthLowest price
October 2026no data
November 2026E£12,627
December 2026E£12,851
January 2027E£14,030
February 2027no data
March 2027no data
April 2027no data
May 2027no data
June 2027no data
July 2027no data
August 2027no data
September 2027no data

Fares hold level through the year: November and the dearest month, January 2027, are only 10 % apart, so the date you pick changes little.

Lowest one-way fare for departures in each month, found in other travellers' searches from Oct 22 to Oct 26.

Airports in Cairo and Colombo

Cairo

  • CAICairo International Airport16 km from Cairo

Colombo

  • CMBBandaranaike International Airport27 km from Colombo

Everything that flies into Colombo lands at one airport, and it is a drive of 27 km from the centre.

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