Rest in Colombo was accompanied by a tour of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple, the Cathedral of St. Lucia, the Temple of Saints Anthony and Peter, a visit to the Bally's casino, the Planetarium, meditation courses at the Kanduboda Meditation Center, Chinamon Gardens, Victoria Park, the Chekhov Museum room at the Grand Oriental Hotel, playing golf at the Royal Golf Club, hanging out at the Ambalangoda Beach, as well as the H2O and Blue Elephant nightclubs? Now you need to familiarize yourself with the nuances related to the return flight?
How long is it to fly from Colombo to Moscow (direct flight)?
You will fly from Colombo to Moscow in about 9 hours (6500 km between cities). So, with Aeroflot, the journey to the house will take 9 hours and 10 minutes.
If we talk about the price of an air ticket from Colombo to Moscow, then on average it is 22,250 rubles (you can count on purchasing tickets at a democratic price in the form of 16,800 rubles in June and August).
Flight Colombo-Moscow with transfers
With transfers made in Male, Bangkok, Dubai, Doha and other cities, the trip will last from 12 to 35 hours. The flight with a stopover in Sharjah (“Air Arabia”) will last 11.5 hours, in Dubai (“Emirates”) - 10.5 hours, in Male (“Srilankan Airlines”) - 14 hours, in Doha (“Qatar Airways”) - 11 hours, in London (“Srilankan Airlines”) - 1 day (boarding on flight 2 will be announced in 9.5 hours, and the whole trip will last 15 hours), in Doha and Milan (“Qatar Airways”) –19 hours, in Hong Kong with "Cathay Pacific" - 32 hours (you will have free 16.5 hours before docking), in Singapore with "Singapore Airlines" and "Transaero" - 35 hours (you will be invited for the 2nd landing 16 hours after the first flight).
Choosing an airline
Airliners (Airbus A380-800, Airbus A332, Airbus A340-600) of the following air carriers fly from Colombo to Moscow: “Srilankan Airlines”; Saudi Arabian Airlines; Aeroflot; “Qatar Airways”.
The Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), located 35 km from the city, is responsible for the registration of the Colombo-Moscow flight (“hotel buses” or bus number 187 will take you here).
Here travelers are waiting for ATMs (cash can be withdrawn), bank representative offices (you can top up your mobile phone or bank account), waiting rooms, including enhanced comfort, designed for business class passengers, currency exchange points, catering establishments, a room for the rest of mothers and children.
How to entertain yourself in flight?
On the plane, you should sleep and think how not to deprive your relatives of your attention and which of them to give souvenirs bought in Colombo, in the form of bronze or wooden statuettes of Buddha, Ceylon tea, Sri Lankan spices, Ayurvedic cosmetics, wooden kaduru masks, porcelain and leather goods, carvings of elephants.
