# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Mombasa (MBA)

> 4,642 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,642 km / 2,884 mi / 2,506 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 06:02 in Colombo, it's 03:32 in Mombasa)
- **Elevation difference**: 170 ft (MBA 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

### [Mombasa Moi International Airport (MBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mba-mombasa-mombasa-moi-international-airport/1ef266de-ec83-6462-b89a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mombasa, Kenya
- ICAO: HKMO
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: -4.030000, 39.590000
- Elevation: 200 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 06:02 in Colombo, it's 03:32 in Mombasa.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mombasa Moi International Airport (MBA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mba-mombasa-mombasa-moi-international-airport/1ef266de-ec83-6462-b89a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)