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SOB to RML: distance & flight time
Sármellék (Sármellék International Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
4,596 mi
7,396 km · 3,993 nm
9h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,596 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 29m 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
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana 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 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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOB from RML?
The flight distance from Sármellék (SOB) to Colombo (RML) is 4,596 miles (7,396 km, 3,993 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOB to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 29m 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 RML?
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