# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Alexandria (HBE)

> 5,834 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,834 km / 3,625 mi / 3,150 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 06:22 in Colombo, it's 03:52 in Alexandria)
- **Elevation difference**: 147 ft (HBE 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

### [Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hbe-alexandria-borg-el-arab-international-airport/1ef266de-eb1b-6372-80bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Alexandria, Egypt
- ICAO: HEBA
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 30.920000, 29.700000
- Elevation: 177 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 06:22 in Colombo, it's 03:52 in Alexandria.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hbe-alexandria-borg-el-arab-international-airport/1ef266de-eb1b-6372-80bc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)