There are 4 ways to get from Belfast to Colombo by plane or bus
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)BHD - CMB
16h 56mRs 105,921–263,921Fly Belfast International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)BFS - CMB
17h 51mRs 83,692–207,919Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 1
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)DUB - CMB
17h 1mRs 110,815–209,113Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)BHD - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
24h 2mRs 132,321–394,421
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 80000 - Rs. 210000 and takes 17h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Colombo is to fly which takes 16h 56m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 270000.
The distance between Belfast and Colombo is 9122 km.
It takes approximately 16h 56m to get from Belfast to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 5h 30m ahead of Belfast. It is currently 10:25 PM in Belfast and 3:55 AM in Colombo.
There are 1439+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and four other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–500,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Glasgow, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–500,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–360,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–370,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Newcastle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–370,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–270,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–200,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–200,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Edinburgh, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–500,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Birmingham, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–500,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Manchester, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–500,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sigiriya Airport via London Gatwick, Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–500,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Birmingham, Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–650,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–250,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–290,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–250,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–190,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–290,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–280,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–370,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,800–6,200
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 510–570
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 510–570
- Semi Lux
- Rs 600–900
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,250–2,400
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
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