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There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Colombo by train or plane

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane plane LHR - CMB
    15h 5m
    Rs 160,250–322,807

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane plane BRS - CMB
    39h 26m
    Rs 125,158–364,833

  3. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane plane BHX - CMB
    17h 43m
    Rs 160,499–294,539

  4. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane plane LGW - CMB
    16h 9m
    Rs 168,311–315,029

  5. Fly from Cardiff Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane plane CWL - CMB
    20h 12m
    Rs 161,044–374,249

  6. Train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane plane MAN - CMB
    18h 56m
    Rs 162,510–289,098

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights

Calendar39Weekly Planes
Duration12h 47mAverage Duration
TicketRs 113,125Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,003.5 km
  • Duration: 15h 5m

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Colombo, Sri Lanka?

KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and Air India Limited fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.

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