There are 4 ways to get from Cambridge to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from London Stansted Airport
best- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane STN - CMB
15h 35mRs 97,055–317,269Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
14h 35mRs 123,102–287,560Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LGW - CMB
16h 53mRs 107,080–211,195Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHX - CMB
17h 42mRs 136,702–475,260
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 220000 and takes 16h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 14h 35m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 290000.
The distance between Cambridge and Colombo is 8741 km.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Cambridge to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 5h 30m ahead of Cambridge. It is currently 3:12 PM in Cambridge and 8:42 PM in Colombo.
There are 1443+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Emirates and Turkish Airlines fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–360,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–400,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–400,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–300,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–330,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–330,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–280,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–270,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–240,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–260,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–250,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–250,000
Train operators
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,400–12,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,500–21,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,800–32,000
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Rs 85,000–95,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Rs 25,000–33,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Rs 100,000–120,000
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