Distance from Cape Coast to Colombo

The distance between Cape Coast, Ghana and Colombo, Sri Lanka is 8,970 kilometers (5,573 miles).

Cape Coast, Central, Ghana

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

From Cape Coast to Colombo, the straight-line distance is 8,970 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Coast at 21 meters above sea level and Colombo at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Cape Coast, Ghana

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Accra

Coordinates: 5.1054° N 1.2466° W

Elevation: 21 m (69 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Takoradi Airport (TKD)
  • Kotoka International Airport (ACC)
  • Kumasi Airport (KMS)
  • Sunyani Airport (NYI)
  • Port Bouet Airport (ABJ)
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 Cape Coast

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Cape Coast to Accra 127 km
From Cape Coast to Kumasi 180 km
From Cape Coast to Tamale 477 km
From Cape Coast to Takoradi 61 km
From Cape Coast to Ashaiman 150 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 Cape Coast and Colombo.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Cochabamba, Bolivia 8,970 km
Taipei, Taiwan Berlin, Germany 8,970 km
Denver, United States Maceió, Brazil 8,969 km
Brasília, Brazil Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 8,971 km
Rome, Italy Belo Horizonte, Brazil 8,971 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Murcia, Spain 8,971 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Onitsha, Nigeria 8,971 km
Quito, Ecuador Swansea, United Kingdom 8,969 km
Lagos, Nigeria Brampton, Canada 8,968 km
Brussels, Belgium Bakersfield, United States 8,968 km
Kampala, Uganda Campinas, Brazil 8,968 km
Arequipa, Peru Onitsha, Nigeria 8,972 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Valladolid, Spain 8,968 km
Accra, Ghana Tampa, United States 8,968 km
Tehran, Iran Halifax, Canada 8,968 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Kansas City, United States 8,972 km
Bucharest, Romania Jacksonville, United States 8,967 km
Tokyo, Japan Istanbul, Turkey 8,967 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Lisbon, Portugal 8,973 km
Beijing, China Bilbao, Spain 8,967 km

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