Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YPQ to CMB: distance & flight time
Peterborough (Peterborough Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
8,634 mi
13,896 km · 7,503 nm
17h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading northeast
See live YPQ→CMB fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,634 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 24m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPQ — Peterborough Airport · Peterborough, Canada
- 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 YPQ
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport74 mi away
- YOO · Toronto/Oshawa Executive Airport34 mi away
- YTR · CFB Trenton42 mi away
- YKZ · Buttonville Municipal Airport56 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 YPQ from CMB?
The flight distance from Peterborough (YPQ) to Colombo (CMB) is 8,634 miles (13,896 km, 7,503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPQ to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 24m 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 Peterborough and Colombo?
Colombo is 9.5 hours ahead of Peterborough.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPQ to CMB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YPQ–CMB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.