Colombo to Cairo By Air freight, Cargo ship or Road

See the best way to ship your freight from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Cairo, Egypt by various transport modes including Air, Sea and Road. Compare transit times, emissions, route options and much more.

Colombo to Cairo by Air freight

The quickest way to get from Colombo to Cairo by plane will take about 1 day 15h and departs from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrives into Cairo International Airport (CAI). There are flights departing 1-2 times a day on this route. Emirates is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing every 1-2 weeks.

Quickest air route

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport to Cairo International Airport

Departs from

Departs from

1 day 15h

1-2 times a day

5,756 km

3,577 mi.

1 transfer

No stops

Estimated emissions

176kg - 428kg CO₂ (per 100kg)

Operating carriersDepartsAircraft types
Carrier Identifier: EKEmirates
Every 1-2 weeksBoeing 777-300ER+2 others
Carrier Identifier: G9Air Arabia
Every 2-4 weeksAirbus A320+1 others
Carrier Identifier: EYEtihad Airways
1-2 times a weekAirbus A321+1 others
Carrier Identifier: J9Jazeera Airways
Every 1-2 daysAirbus A320neo+1 others
Carrier Identifier: QRQatar Airways
Every 1-2 weeksAirbus A350-900+7 others
Carrier Identifier: GFGulf Air
Every 1-2 weeksAirbus A321neo+3 others
Carrier Identifier: TKTurkish AirlinesF
1-2 times a weekBoeing 777 Freighter+2 others
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Colombo to Cairo by Container ship

The quickest way to get from Colombo to Cairo by ship will take about 15 days 11h and departs from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrives into Damietta (EGDAM). There are vessels departing every 2-4 weeks on this route. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with vessels departing every 2-4 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Colombo to Damietta

Port of loading

Port of loading

15 days 11h

Every 2-4 weeks

6,838 km

4,249 mi.

Direct

2 stops

Estimated emissions

391kg CO₂ (per TEU)

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: HLCUHapag-Lloyd
Every 2-4 weeksCHENNAI EXPRESS+3 others
Carrier Identifier: ONEYONE
N/AONE RECOGNITION
Carrier Identifier: HDMUHMM
N/AHyundai Singapore
Carrier Identifier: COSUCOSCO
N/AXIN LIAN YUN GANG
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Closest seaports

Colombo to Sokhna Port

Port of loading

Port of loading

25 days 6h

Every 1-2 weeks

9,428 km

5,858 mi.

1 transfer

4 stops

Estimated emissions

533kg - 556kg CO₂ (per TEU)

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
Every 2-4 weeksMSC CLORINDA+16 others
Carrier Identifier: ONEYONE
Every 2-4 weeksONE RECOGNITION+1 others
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Most frequent

Colombo to Alexandria

Port of loading

Port of loading

34 days 21h

2-4 times a week

13,025 km

8,094 mi.

1 transfer

7 stops

Estimated emissions

361kg - 1.7t CO₂ (per TEU)

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
Every 1-2 weeksMSC CLORINDA+52 others
Carrier Identifier: COSUCOSCO
Every 1-2 weeksSEAMAX WESTPORT+30 others
Carrier Identifier: CMDUCMA CGM
Every 1-2 weeksEDISON+27 others
Carrier Identifier: EGLVEvergreen
Every 1-2 weeksNAVIOS JASMINE+13 others
Carrier Identifier: MAEUMaersk
Every 2-4 weeksZIM PUSAN+4 others
Carrier Identifier: ZIMUZIM
Every 2-4 weeksZIM SHANGHAI+6 others
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