# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Dusseldorf (DUS)

> 8,214 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,214 km / 5,104 mi / 4,435 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 00:48 in Colombo, it's 21:18 in Dusseldorf)
- **Elevation difference**: 117 ft (DUS is higher than CMB)

## Airports

### [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

### [Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dus-dusseldorf-dusseldorf-international-airport/1ef266de-baf6-6c46-b569-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dusseldorf, Germany
- ICAO: EDDL
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.290000, 6.770000
- Elevation: 147 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 00:48 in Colombo, it's 21:18 in Dusseldorf.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dus-dusseldorf-dusseldorf-international-airport/1ef266de-baf6-6c46-b569-06bb2780ed98)
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