Distance from Nuku‘alofa to Colombo

The distance between Nuku‘alofa, Tonga and Colombo, Sri Lanka is 11,841 kilometers (7,357 miles).

Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

From Nuku‘alofa to Colombo, the straight-line distance is 11,841 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Nuku‘alofa at one meter above sea level and Colombo at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Tongatapu

Coordinates: 21.1368° S 175.2011° W

Elevation: 1 m (3 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU)
  • Kaufana Airport (EUA)
  • Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)
  • Vava'u International Airport (VAV)
  • Ono-I-Lau Airport (ONU)
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 Nuku‘alofa

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Nuku‘alofa to Houma 11 km
From Nuku‘alofa to Lapaha 10 km
From Nuku‘alofa to Neiafu 303 km
From Nuku‘alofa to Haveluloto 2 km
From Nuku‘alofa to Tatakamotonga 10 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 Nuku‘alofa and Colombo.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Kanpur, India Boston, United States 11,841 km
Tehran, Iran Oakland, United States 11,841 km
Shanghai, China Fort Worth, United States 11,841 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Guatemala City, Guatemala 11,842 km
Canberra, Australia Rosario, Argentina 11,842 km
Baghdad, Iraq Valledupar, Colombia 11,840 km
Trujillo, Peru Bucharest, Romania 11,840 km
Baghdad, Iraq Houston, United States 11,842 km
Portland, United States Kolkata, India 11,840 km
Kampala, Uganda Santa Marta, Colombia 11,842 km
Jakarta, Indonesia Preston, United Kingdom 11,842 km
Montréal, Canada Patna, India 11,842 km
Montréal, Canada Indore, India 11,843 km
Cairo, Egypt El Paso, United States 11,843 km
Baghdad, Iraq Curitiba, Brazil 11,839 km
Kanpur, India South Boston, United States 11,843 km
Accra, Ghana Las Vegas, United States 11,838 km
Santiago, Chile Brisbane, Australia 11,844 km
Nairobi, Kenya Manhattan, United States 11,844 km

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