Distance from Rethymno to Colombo

The distance between Rethymno, Greece and Colombo, Sri Lanka is 6,450 kilometers (4,008 miles).

Rethymno, Crete, Greece

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

From Rethymno to Colombo, the straight-line distance is 6,450 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Rethymno at 14 meters above sea level and Colombo at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 10-12 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Rethymno, Greece

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Athens

Coordinates: 35.3656° N 24.4823° E

Elevation: 14 m (46 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Chania International Airport (CHQ)
  • Heraklion International Airport (HER)
  • Santorini Airport (JTR)
  • Sitia Airport (JSH)
  • Milos Island National Airport (MLO)
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 Rethymno

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Rethymno to Athens 298 km
From Rethymno to Piraeus 296 km
From Rethymno to Thessaloníki 601 km
From Rethymno to Kalamariá 594 km
From Rethymno to Níkaia 298 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 Rethymno and Colombo.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Nairobi, Kenya Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 6,450 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Lahore, Pakistan 6,450 km
Madrid, Spain Maceió, Brazil 6,450 km
London, United Kingdom Kampala, Uganda 6,450 km
Montréal, Canada Vienna, Austria 6,451 km
Havana, Cuba Guarulhos, Brazil 6,451 km
La Paz, Bolivia Chihuahua, Mexico 6,451 km
Kampala, Uganda Islington, United Kingdom 6,451 km
Havana, Cuba São Paulo, Brazil 6,451 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 6,449 km
Havana, Cuba Curitiba, Brazil 6,452 km
Barcelona, Spain Baltimore, United States 6,452 km
Detroit, United States Córdoba, Spain 6,448 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Arlington, United States 6,452 km
San Jose, United States Barcelona, Venezuela 6,447 km
Vienna, Austria Laval, Canada 6,453 km
Morelia, Mexico San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 6,447 km
Nairobi, Kenya Lisbon, Portugal 6,453 km
Moscow, Russia Kumasi, Ghana 6,446 km
Montréal, Canada Saint Petersburg, Russia 6,445 km

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