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YSB to CMB: distance & flight time
Sudbury (Sudbury Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
8,534 mi
13,734 km · 7,416 nm
17h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,534 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YSB — Sudbury Airport · Sudbury, 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
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Near YSB
- YYB · North Bay Jack Garland Airport68 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport74 mi away
- YEL · Elliot Lake Municipal Airport86 mi away
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport87 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 YSB from CMB?
The flight distance from Sudbury (YSB) to Colombo (CMB) is 8,534 miles (13,734 km, 7,416 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSB to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 12m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YSB to CMB?
Nonstop service on YSB–CMB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 17h 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sudbury and Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Sudbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSB to CMB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YSB–CMB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YSB to CMB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YSB–CMB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.