# Distance from Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (BWE) to Colombo (CMB)

> 7,979 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,979 km / 4,958 mi / 4,308 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 02:16 in Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport, it's 05:46 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 265 ft (CMB is lower than BWE)

## Airports

### [Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (BWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwe-braunschweig-wolfsburg-airport/1ef266de-bfb4-6aee-b8f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport, Germany
- ICAO: EDVE
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 52.320000, 10.560000
- Elevation: 295 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 02:16 in Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport, it's 05:46 in Colombo.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (BWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwe-braunschweig-wolfsburg-airport/1ef266de-bfb4-6aee-b8f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)