# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Hamburg (HAM)

> 8,047 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,047 km / 5,000 mi / 4,345 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 16:44 in Colombo, it's 13:14 in Hamburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 23 ft (HAM 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

### [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hamburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDDH
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 53.630000, 9.990000
- Elevation: 53 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 16:44 in Colombo, it's 13:14 in Hamburg.
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)
- [Hamburg Airport (HAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ham-hamburg-hamburg-airport/1ef266de-baee-69c4-8d70-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)