# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Longyearbyen (LYR)

> 8,662 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,662 km / 5,382 mi / 4,677 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 349° (north)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Norway
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 20:52 in Colombo, it's 17:22 in Longyearbyen)
- **Elevation difference**: 58 ft (LYR 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

### [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Longyearbyen, Norway
- ICAO: ENSB
- Timezone: Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Coordinates: 78.250000, 15.470000
- Elevation: 88 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 20:52 in Colombo, it's 17:22 in Longyearbyen.
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)
- [Svalbard Airport Longyear (LYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lyr-longyearbyen-svalbard-airport-longyear/1ef266de-c98b-68ce-8e00-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)