There are 5 ways to get from Cambridge to Colombo by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from London Stansted Airport
best- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane STN - CMB
15h 44mRs 123,499–399,746Bus to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LTN - CMB
21h 31mRs 111,429–407,951Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cambridge to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
15h 12mRs 156,101–695,540Train 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
17h 23mRs 147,104–435,754Train, 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
18h 2mRs 167,925–723,780
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. 140000 - Rs. 440000 and takes 17h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 15h 12m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 700000.
The distance between Cambridge and Colombo is 8741 km.
It takes approximately 15h 44m to get from Cambridge to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Cambridge. It is currently 11:30 AM in Cambridge and 4:00 PM in Colombo.
There are 1458+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–400,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–360,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–430,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–440,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–390,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
- Website
- airindia.in
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
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–480,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–170,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–460,000
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Cambridge to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.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 15,000–26,000
- 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 15,000–38,000
- 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 8,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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