Distance from Colombo to Dubai
🇱🇰 Colombo, Sri Lanka → 🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The distance between Colombo and Dubai is 3,309 kilometres (2,056 miles) measured as a great-circle (straight) line. Flying out of Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), the initial heading is roughly northwest (311°), and a typical nonstop flight takes around 4h 38m. Actual flight paths and times vary with routing, winds and air-traffic constraints.
Travelling the other way, from Dubai to Colombo, covers the same 3,309 km; the return flight leaves on an initial heading of roughly southeast (124°). Dubai (UTC+4) is 1h 30m behind Colombo (UTC+5:30).
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
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
A futuristic desert metropolis and global aviation crossroads, Dubai is famed for record-breaking architecture, luxury shopping and engineered islands.
Top sights: Burj Khalifa, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Mall, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Marina, Gold Souk
Frequently asked questions
- How far is Dubai from Colombo?
- 3,309 km (2,056 miles) in a straight line.
- How long is the flight from Colombo to Dubai?
- About 4h 38m nonstop, at an average 800 km/h cruising speed plus taxi and climb time.
- What direction is Dubai from Colombo?
- Dubai lies roughly to the northwest of Colombo (initial bearing 311°).
- How far is Colombo from Dubai?
- The same 3,309 km (2,056 miles) — great-circle distance does not depend on direction.
- What is the time difference between Colombo and Dubai?
- Dubai (UTC+4) is 1h 30m behind Colombo (UTC+5:30).
- Which airports serve this route?
- Colombo: Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB). Dubai: Dubai International Airport (DXB).
More distances from Colombo
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