Flight time from Kota Kinabalu to Colombo

How long is the flight time from Kota Kinabalu to Colombo?

The flight time between Kota Kinabalu and Colombo is 5 hours 43 minutes.

What is the Flight Distance Between Kota Kinabalu and Colombo?

The flight distance from Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) to Colombo (Sri Lanka) is 2488 miles or 4003 kilometers or 2160 nautical miles.

The calculated distance between two cities is the straight flight distance measured from one point to another by air.

The nearest airport to Kota Kinabalu is Brunei International Airport (BWN) and the nearest airport to Colombo is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB).

Map of flight path from Kota Kinabalu to Colombo

The map of the shortest flight path between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Colombo, Sri Lanka is displayed below.

Kota Kinabalu Details

Kota Kinabalu is located in Malaysia.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 5° 58' 29.6'' Longitude: E 116° 4' 20.6''
Latitude	5.9749
Longitude	116.0724
Country	Malaysia

Nearby airports

Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)

Colombo Details

Colombo is located in Sri Lanka.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 6° 56' 7.7'' Longitude: E 79° 50' 55.2''
Latitude	6.93548
Longitude	79.84868
Country	Sri Lanka

Nearby airports

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB)

Time Difference between Kota Kinabalu and Colombo

Time difference between Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) and Colombo (Sri Lanka) is 2 Hours 30 Minutes.
Colombo time is 2 Hours 30 Minutes behind Kota Kinabalu.

Current local time in Kota Kinabalu	Current local time in Colombo
2025-12-22, 12:11:07 +08	2025-12-22, 09:41:07 +0530