# Distance from Brindisi (BDS) to Colombo (CMB)

> 7,136 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,136 km / 4,434 mi / 3,853 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Italy) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 10:18 in Brindisi, it's 13:48 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 17 ft (CMB is lower than BDS)

## Airports

### [Brindisi / Casale Airport (BDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bds-brindisi-brindisi-casale-airport/1ef266df-4fb4-61da-903b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Brindisi, Italy
- ICAO: LIBR
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Coordinates: 40.660000, 17.950000
- Elevation: 47 ft

### [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCBI
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 7.180000, 79.880000
- Elevation: 30 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:18 in Brindisi, it's 13:48 in Colombo.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Brindisi / Casale Airport (BDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bds-brindisi-brindisi-casale-airport/1ef266df-4fb4-61da-903b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)