Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LAI to CMB: distance & flight time
Lannion (Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,543 mi
8,921 km · 4,817 nm
11h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
See live LAI→CMB fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,543 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 20m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LAI — Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport · Lannion, France
- CMB — Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Colombo, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near LAI
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport19 mi away
- SBK · Saint-Brieuc-Armor Airport32 mi away
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base35 mi away
- BES · Brest Bretagne Airport48 mi away
Near CMB
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport25 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base79 mi away
- ACJ · Anuradhapura Air Force Base86 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAI from CMB?
The flight distance from Lannion (LAI) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,543 miles (8,921 km, 4,817 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAI to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Lannion and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Lannion.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAI to CMB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LAI–CMB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.