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SOB to CMB: distance & flight time
Sármellék (Sármellék International Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
4,577 mi
7,366 km · 3,977 nm
9h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,577 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 26m 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
- SOB — Sármellék International Airport · Sármellék, Hungary
- 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.
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Near SOB
- TZR · Taszár Air Base41 mi away
- MBX · Maribor Airport71 mi away
- PEV · Pécs-Pogány Airport71 mi away
- ZAG · Zagreb Airport83 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 SOB from CMB?
The flight distance from Sármellék (SOB) to Colombo (CMB) is 4,577 miles (7,366 km, 3,977 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOB to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 26m 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 Sármellék and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Sármellék.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOB to CMB?
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