# Distance from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Colombo (CMB)

> 6,897 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,897 km / 4,285 mi / 3,724 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 02:23 in Cluj-Napoca, it's 04:53 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,006 ft (CMB is lower than CLJ)

## Airports

### [Cluj-Napoca International Airport (CLJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/clj-cluj-napoca-cluj-napoca-international-airport/1ef266df-5669-6e44-bf56-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- ICAO: LRCL
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 46.790000, 23.690000
- Elevation: 1,036 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 02:23 in Cluj-Napoca, it's 04:53 in Colombo.

## Related

- [Cluj-Napoca International Airport (CLJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/clj-cluj-napoca-cluj-napoca-international-airport/1ef266df-5669-6e44-bf56-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)