There are 5 ways to get from Aberdeen to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from Aberdeen Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ABZ - CMB
20h 24mRs 140,708–384,046Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EDI - CMB
18h 38mRs 182,408–269,955Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane INV - CMB
22h 51mRs 193,912–436,939Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GLA - CMB
18h 29mRs 200,128–316,767Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
20h 27mRs 186,385–559,609
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 180000 - Rs. 270000 and takes 18h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 18h 29m and costs Rs. 200000 - Rs. 320000.
The distance between Aberdeen and Colombo is 8905 km.
It takes approximately 20h 24m to get from Aberdeen to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 11:18 AM in Aberdeen and 3:48 PM in Colombo.
There are 1459+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–600,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–600,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–370,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Birmingham, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–460,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–600,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–370,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–400,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–400,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–390,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Copenhagen, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–370,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Krakow, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–390,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–45,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–35,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 30,000–55,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–46,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–28,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–28,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–27,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 30,000–43,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–44,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 29,000–42,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–23,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–29,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–28,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–34,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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