Distance from Almaty to Colombo
🇰🇿 Almaty, Kazakhstan → 🇱🇰 Colombo, Sri Lanka
The distance between Almaty and Colombo is 4,047 kilometres (2,514 miles) measured as a great-circle (straight) line. Flying out of Almaty International Airport (ALA), the initial heading is roughly south (175°), and a typical nonstop flight takes around 5h 33m. Actual flight paths and times vary with routing, winds and air-traffic constraints.
Almaty
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's largest city and former capital, a leafy, cosmopolitan hub at the foot of the snow-capped Tian Shan mountains.
Top sights: Medeu & Shymbulak, Kok-Tobe, Zenkov Cathedral, Central State Museum, Green Bazaar
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's coastal commercial capital on the Indian Ocean, mixing colonial-era forts, Buddhist temples and a lively seaside promenade.
Top sights: Galle Face Green, Gangaramaya Temple, Pettah Market, Old Dutch Hospital, National Museum
Frequently asked questions
- How far is Colombo from Almaty?
- 4,047 km (2,514 miles) in a straight line.
- How long is the flight from Almaty to Colombo?
- About 5h 33m nonstop, at an average 800 km/h cruising speed plus taxi and climb time.
- What direction is Colombo from Almaty?
- Colombo lies roughly to the south of Almaty (initial bearing 175°).
- Which airports serve this route?
- Almaty: Almaty International Airport (ALA). Colombo: Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB).
More distances from Almaty
See the country profiles for Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka, or open the Asia distance calculator.