# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Grenoble/Saint-Geoirs (GNB)

> 8,235 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,235 km / 5,117 mi / 4,447 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 96° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 09:14 in Colombo, it's 05:44 in Grenoble/Saint-Geoirs)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,272 ft (GNB 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

### [Grenoble-Isere Airport (GNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gnb-grenoblesaint-geoirs-grenoble-isere-airport/1ef266df-4a62-61be-ba35-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grenoble/Saint-Geoirs, France
- ICAO: LFLS
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 45.360000, 5.330000
- Elevation: 1,302 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 09:14 in Colombo, it's 05:44 in Grenoble/Saint-Geoirs.
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)
- [Grenoble-Isere Airport (GNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gnb-grenoblesaint-geoirs-grenoble-isere-airport/1ef266df-4a62-61be-ba35-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)