Distance from Melbourne to Colombo

The distance between Melbourne, Australia and Colombo, Sri Lanka is 8,353 kilometers (5,190 miles).

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

From Melbourne to Colombo, the straight-line distance is 8,353 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Melbourne at 25 meters above sea level and Colombo at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Melbourne, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Melbourne

Coordinates: 37.814° S 144.9633° E

Elevation: 25 m (82 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Essendon Airport (MEB)
  • Melbourne Airport (MEL)
  • Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW)
  • Avalon Airport (AVV)
  • Geelong Airport (GEX)
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 Melbourne

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Melbourne to Sydney 714 km
From Melbourne to Brisbane 1,373 km
From Melbourne to Perth 2,727 km
From Melbourne to Canberra 467 km
From Melbourne to Adelaide 655 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 Melbourne and Colombo.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Oslo, Norway Oakland, United States 8,353 km
Paris, France Bucaramanga, Colombia 8,353 km
San Jose, United States Preston, United Kingdom 8,353 km
Barcelona, Spain Dallas, United States 8,352 km
Monterrey, Mexico Nottingham, United Kingdom 8,352 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Tucson, United States 8,352 km
Saltillo, Mexico Cardiff, United Kingdom 8,352 km
San Francisco, United States Liverpool, United Kingdom 8,352 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Benin City, Nigeria 8,352 km
Dublin, Ireland Dhaka, Bangladesh 8,352 km
Medellín, Colombia Birmingham, United Kingdom 8,355 km
Dublin, Ireland Villa Nueva, Guatemala 8,351 km
Chennai, India Manchester, United Kingdom 8,355 km
San Jose, United States Tokyo, Japan 8,355 km
Chengdu, China Reading, United Kingdom 8,351 km
Accra, Ghana Montería, Colombia 8,355 km
Oslo, Norway Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 8,351 km
Vienna, Austria Tampa, United States 8,355 km
Chengdu, China Liverpool, United Kingdom 8,355 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Bogotá, Colombia 8,351 km

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