Distance from Colombo to Istanbul

The distance between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Istanbul, Turkey is 6,283 kilometers (3,904 miles).

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Istanbul, Turkey

From Colombo to Istanbul, the straight-line distance is 6,283 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Colombo at 7 meters above sea level and Istanbul at 39 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 10-12 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
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)
Istanbul, Turkey

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Istanbul

Coordinates: 41.0138° N 28.9497° E

Elevation: 39 m (128 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Istanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL)
  • Istanbul Airport (IST)
  • Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)
  • Bursa Airport (BTZ)
  • Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ)

Other distances from Colombo

Distance 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

Other distances from Istanbul

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Istanbul to Ankara 353 km
From Istanbul to Bursa 91 km
From Istanbul to Gaziantep 851 km
From Istanbul to Diyarbakır 1,028 km
From Istanbul to Adana 710 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Indianapolis, United States Bristol, United Kingdom 6,283 km
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Detroit, United States Bilbao, Spain 6,284 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Minneapolis, United States 6,284 km
Iztapalapa, Mexico San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 6,281 km
Santiago, Chile Cancún, Mexico 6,286 km
San Jose, United States Cuenca, Ecuador 6,280 km
Portland, United States Medellín, Colombia 6,280 km
Coyoacán, Mexico San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 6,286 km
Austin, United States Belém, Brazil 6,287 km
Winnipeg, Canada Reading, United Kingdom 6,279 km
Caracas, Venezuela Oakland, United States 6,278 km
Rome, Italy Bhopal, India 6,278 km
San Juan, Puerto Rico Córdoba, Spain 6,277 km
Edmonton, Canada Valencia, Venezuela 6,277 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Salta, Argentina 6,289 km
Louisville, United States Swansea, United Kingdom 6,277 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Recife, Brazil 6,276 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Charlotte, United States 6,290 km
Tehran, Iran Kumasi, Ghana 6,276 km

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