Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RML to STV: distance & flight time
Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport) → Surat (Surat Airport)
1,097 mi
1,765 km · 953 nm
2h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
See live RML→STV fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,097 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana Airport · Colombo, Sri Lanka
- STV — Surat Airport · Surat, India
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 RML
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport25 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport93 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base97 mi away
Near STV
- NMB · Daman Airport47 mi away
- BHU · Bhavnagar Airport57 mi away
- BDQ · Vadodara Airport90 mi away
- ISK · Nashik Airport102 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RML from STV?
The flight distance from Colombo (RML) to Surat (STV) is 1,097 miles (1,765 km, 953 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RML to STV?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 51m 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 cheapest way to fly from RML to STV?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RML–STV that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.