Distance from Colombo to Dar es Salaam

The distance between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is 4,756 kilometers (2,955 miles).

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania

From Colombo to Dar es Salaam, the straight-line distance is 4,756 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Colombo at 7 meters above sea level and Dar es Salaam at 24 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 6-8 hours
Jet fighter 5-6 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)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Coordinates: 6.8235° S 39.2695° E

Elevation: 24 m (79 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)
  • Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)
  • Mafia Island Airport (MFA)
  • Pemba / Karume Airport (PMA)
  • Tanga Airport (TGT)

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 Dar es Salaam

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Dar es Salaam to Dodoma 397 km
From Dar es Salaam to Mwanza 852 km
From Dar es Salaam to Arusha 478 km
From Dar es Salaam to Mbeya 682 km
From Dar es Salaam to Morogoro 178 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Tijuana, Mexico Halifax, Canada 4,756 km
San Diego, United States Halifax, Canada 4,756 km
New South Memphis, United States Chiclayo, Peru 4,756 km
Medellín, Colombia Maceió, Brazil 4,755 km
Curitiba, Brazil Montería, Colombia 4,755 km
Montréal, Canada Belfast, United Kingdom 4,754 km
Bogotá, Colombia Albuquerque, United States 4,754 km
Abuja, Nigeria London, United Kingdom 4,758 km
Bogotá, Colombia Montevideo, Uruguay 4,759 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Calgary, Canada 4,759 km
Miami, United States Arequipa, Peru 4,759 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Seattle, United States 4,753 km
Lagos, Nigeria Bucharest, Romania 4,753 km
Edmonton, Canada Mixco, Guatemala 4,760 km
Paris, France Onitsha, Nigeria 4,752 km
Nairobi, Kenya Istanbul, Turkey 4,751 km
Vienna, Austria Benin City, Nigeria 4,751 km
Abuja, Nigeria Islington, United Kingdom 4,761 km
Philadelphia, United States Cuenca, Ecuador 4,761 km
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Colorado Springs, United States 4,750 km

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