There are 4 ways to get from Birmingham to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from Birmingham Airport
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHX - CMB
15h 48mRs 155,603–643,983Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LGW - CMB
14h 35mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
17h 13mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
15h 22m
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 650000 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Colombo is to fly which takes 15h 48m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 650000.
The distance between Birmingham and Colombo is 8854 km.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Birmingham to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 8:15 AM in Birmingham and 12:45 PM in Colombo.
There are 1467+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and three other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–470,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–370,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–470,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–450,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–450,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–490,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–1,100,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–250,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- londonmidland.com
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
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