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Bandaranaike International Airport
At present, there are no direct flights from San Francisco to Colombo.
However, there are several flights from SFO to CMB with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from SFO to CMB, and to see what flight schedules are available.
In total there are 7 airlines that cover the full route from San Francisco SFO to Colombo CMB. These airlines are:
All other flights from San Francisco to Colombo are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 3 alliances that cover the full route from San Francisco SFO to Colombo CMB. These alliances are:
You can fly from SFO to CMB in Economy, Premium Economy, Business or First Class on this 1 stop route.
Currently, there is only one aircraft type that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from San Francisco to Colombo, which is the Airbus A350-900.
All other flights from San Francisco to Colombo are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between San Francisco and Colombo is 9,034 miles (14,538 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between SFO and CMB, the distance of the full journey varies between 9,128 and 13,047 miles (or 14,690 and 20,997 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from San Francisco to Colombo take from 19 hours and 15 minutes up to 26 hours and 25 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There is 1 airport in Colombo: Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB).
From 19 hours and 15 minutes up to 26 hours and 25 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between SFO and CMB, the total distance of the full journey varies between 9,128 and 13,047 miles (or 14,690 and 20,997 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Air India, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, China Eastern and Turkish Airlines are flying the full route from San Francisco to Colombo.
IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, United Airlines, Vistara, FlexFlight, Flydubai, FitsAir, China Southern, Condor, Lufthansa, ANA, Japan Airlines, ZIPAIR, Arkia, Air France, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Swiss, Edelweiss Air, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Air Premia, Air China and Qantas operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are flying from San Francisco to Colombo.
You can fly the full route from San Francisco to Colombo (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from San Francisco to Colombo (with 1 stopover):
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