Distance from Alexandria to Colombo

The distance between Alexandria, Egypt and Colombo, Sri Lanka is 5,836 kilometers (3,627 miles).

Alexandria, Egypt

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

From Alexandria to Colombo, the straight-line distance is 5,836 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Alexandria at 9 meters above sea level and Colombo at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 8-10 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Alexandria, Egypt

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Cairo

Coordinates: 31.2018° N 29.9158° E

Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • El Nouzha Airport (ALY)
  • Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE)
  • El Alamein International Airport (DBB)
  • Cairo West Airport (CWE)
  • Cairo International Airport (CAI)
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Coordinates: 6.9355° N 79.8487° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Ratmalana Airport (RML)
  • Bandaranayake International Air Port (CMB)
  • Gregory Lake Seaplane Base (NUA)
  • Koggala Airport (KCT)
  • Sigiriya Air Force Base (GIU)

Other distances from Alexandria

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Alexandria to Cairo 180 km
From Alexandria to Giza 181 km
From Alexandria to Port Said 227 km
From Alexandria to Suez 285 km
From Alexandria to Shubrā al Khaymah 175 km

Other distances from Colombo

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Colombo to Jaffna 303 km
From Colombo to Galle 106 km
From Colombo to Batticaloa 221 km
From Colombo to Pita Kotte 8 km
From Colombo to Matara 133 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Alexandria and Colombo.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Ottawa, Canada Gibraltar, Gibraltar 5,836 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Managua, Nicaragua 5,836 km
San Francisco, United States San Juan, Puerto Rico 5,836 km
Edmonton, Canada Barranquilla, Colombia 5,836 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Tonalá, Mexico 5,837 km
Nairobi, Kenya Murcia, Spain 5,837 km
Paris, France The Bronx, United States 5,834 km
Medellín, Colombia Sacramento, United States 5,838 km
Ottawa, Canada Zaragoza, Spain 5,838 km
Dublin, Ireland Milwaukee, United States 5,838 km
San Antonio, United States Arequipa, Peru 5,839 km
Lagos, Nigeria Belém, Brazil 5,833 km
Edmonton, Canada Santa Marta, Colombia 5,840 km
Philadelphia, United States Bilbao, Spain 5,840 km
Lima, Peru Hermosillo, Mexico 5,832 km
Detroit, United States Manchester, United Kingdom 5,832 km
Stockholm, Sweden Ahmedabad, India 5,841 km
Winnipeg, Canada Quito, Ecuador 5,830 km
Las Vegas, United States Barcelona, Venezuela 5,830 km

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