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

> 8,054 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,054 km / 5,005 mi / 4,349 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 21:56 in Colombo, it's 18:26 in Hamburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 7 ft (XFW is lower 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-Finkenwerder Airport (XFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xfw-hamburg-hamburg-finkenwerder-airport/1ef266de-bc24-65be-88d2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hamburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDHI
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 53.540000, 9.840000
- Elevation: 23 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 21:56 in Colombo, it's 18:26 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-Finkenwerder Airport (XFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xfw-hamburg-hamburg-finkenwerder-airport/1ef266de-bc24-65be-88d2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)