# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Lalibela (LLI)

> 4,512 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,512 km / 2,804 mi / 2,436 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 93° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 15:08 in Colombo, it's 12:38 in Lalibela)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,476 ft (LLI 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

### [Lalibella Airport (LLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lli-lalibela-lalibella-airport/1ef266de-ea40-6c90-a74e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lalibela, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HALL
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 11.970000, 38.980000
- Elevation: 6,506 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 15:08 in Colombo, it's 12:38 in Lalibela.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lalibella Airport (LLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lli-lalibela-lalibella-airport/1ef266de-ea40-6c90-a74e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)