Distance from Bloemfontein to Colombo

The distance between Bloemfontein, South Africa and Colombo, Sri Lanka is 6,990 kilometers (4,343 miles).

Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

From Bloemfontein to Colombo, the straight-line distance is 6,990 kilometers, heading northeast. Bloemfontein is situated at an altitude of 1,396 meters above sea level, while Colombo is at only 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 10-12 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Bloemfontein, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 29.1211° S 26.214° E

Elevation: 1,396 m (4,580 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)
  • Welkom Airport (WEL)
  • Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU)
  • Kimberley Airport (KIM)
  • Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport (FCB)
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 Bloemfontein

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Bloemfontein to Johannesburg 370 km
From Bloemfontein to Cape Town 911 km
From Bloemfontein to Pretoria 422 km
From Bloemfontein to Durban 474 km
From Bloemfontein to Soweto 355 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 Bloemfontein and Colombo.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Memphis, United States Reading, United Kingdom 6,990 km
Miami, United States Valladolid, Spain 6,991 km
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Sevilla, Spain 6,991 km
Paris, France Kanpur, India 6,989 km
Dublin, Ireland Kakamega, Kenya 6,989 km
Ahmedabad, India Manchester, United Kingdom 6,988 km
Valencia, Venezuela Málaga, Spain 6,992 km
Valencia, Spain Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 6,988 km
Miami, United States Bradford, United Kingdom 6,992 km
São Paulo, Brazil Kaduna, Nigeria 6,988 km
Valencia, Spain Milwaukee, United States 6,993 km
Curitiba, Brazil Onitsha, Nigeria 6,993 km
Havana, Cuba Montevideo, Uruguay 6,994 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Valencia, Spain 6,994 km
Vienna, Austria Hamilton, Canada 6,994 km
Kampala, Uganda Glasgow, United Kingdom 6,995 km
Miami, United States Sevilla, Spain 6,985 km
Miami, United States Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 6,985 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Tampa, United States 6,985 km
New South Memphis, United States Reading, United Kingdom 6,995 km

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