Distance from Madrid to Colombo

The distance between Madrid, Spain and Colombo, Sri Lanka is 8,970 kilometers (5,574 miles).

Madrid, Spain

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

From Madrid to Colombo, the straight-line distance is 8,970 kilometers, heading east. Madrid is situated at an altitude of 665 meters above sea level, while Colombo is at only 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Madrid, Spain

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Madrid

Coordinates: 40.4165° N 3.7026° W

Elevation: 665 m (2,182 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cuatro Vientos Airport (ECV)
  • Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)
  • Torrejón Airport (TOJ)
  • Salamanca Airport (SLM)
  • Valladolid Airport (VLL)
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 Madrid

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Madrid to Barcelona 505 km
From Madrid to Valencia 303 km
From Madrid to Zaragoza 275 km
From Madrid to Málaga 415 km
From Madrid to Murcia 349 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

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From To Distance (kilometers)
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Denver, United States Maceió, Brazil 8,969 km
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Rome, Italy Belo Horizonte, Brazil 8,971 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Murcia, Spain 8,971 km
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Quito, Ecuador Swansea, United Kingdom 8,969 km
Arequipa, Peru Onitsha, Nigeria 8,972 km
Brampton, Canada Lagos, Nigeria 8,968 km
Brussels, Belgium Bakersfield, United States 8,968 km
Kampala, Uganda Campinas, Brazil 8,968 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Valladolid, Spain 8,968 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Honolulu, United States 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
Medellín, Colombia Benin City, Nigeria 8,973 km

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