Austria
Sri LankaVienna (VIE) to Colombo (CMB) shipping route.
7,824 km by air, about 10 h 30 min in transit.
Air Distance Between Airports: Vienna (VIE) and Colombo (CMB)
Airport to Airport Distance on the map, along the great circle.
Vienna (VIE)AirColombo (CMB)Air freight transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Airport to Airport Distance | 7,824 km (4,861 mi) |
| Straight line | 7,451 km |
| Flight time | 10 h 30 min |
| Assumption | 800 km/h block speed |
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About the Vienna (VIE) to Colombo (CMB) shipping route by air
Air cargo from VIE to CMB flies about 7,824 km, east from Vienna (VIE), Austria to Colombo (CMB), Sri Lanka. On a straight great circle the airports are 7,451 km apart.
Flight time is about 10 h 30 min at 800 km/h block speed. Most cargo on this distance flies nonstop, in a freighter or in the belly of a passenger aircraft. Door to door air freight transit time is usually 1 to 3 days longer than the flight because of acceptance, security screening, customs and handling at both airports.
We have no direct flight data for VIE to CMB this week. Cargo on such pairs usually connects through a hub, which adds a day or more to the transit time.
Air freight rates are charged per kilogram of chargeable weight: the higher of the actual weight and the volume weight (length x width x height in cm divided by 6,000). Light, bulky cargo pays for space, so compact packing on Vienna to Colombo saves money. The shipment crosses from Austria into Sri Lanka, so export and import customs clearance are part of the lead time.
Among 69 routes from Vienna (VIE) in this directory, Colombo (CMB) is the 31st shortest by flight distance. Shorter flights from Vienna: Xi'an (7,755 km), Chengdu (7,720 km) and Chennai (7,336 km).
FAQ
What is the flight distance from Vienna (VIE) to Colombo (CMB)?
7,824 km along the flight path (7,451 km great circle).
What is the flight time from Vienna (VIE) to Colombo (CMB)?
About 10 h 30 min of flight at 800 km/h block speed. Door to door air freight usually takes 1 to 3 days more for handling and customs.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Colombo (CMB) to Vienna (VIE) has its own page with the same distance and route.
More airport to airport distance
- Vienna (VIE) to
Budapest (BUD)226 km - Vienna (VIE) to
Leipzig (LEJ)506 km - Vienna (VIE) to
Warsaw (WAW)576 km - Vienna (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)652 km
- Vienna (VIE) to
Milan (MXP)689 km - Vienna (VIE) to Cologne (CGN)783 km
Chennai (MAA) to Colombo (CMB)679 km- Bengaluru (BLR) to Colombo (CMB)746 km
- Mumbai (BOM) to Colombo (CMB)1,602 km
Bangkok (BKK) to Colombo (CMB)2,511 km- Delhi (DEL) to Colombo (CMB)2,515 km
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Colombo (CMB)2,590 km
How we count: flight distance is the great circle plus 5% for airways, time at 800 km/h. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all air distance between airports or the Shipping Routes Directory.