There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Heathrow by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CMB - LHR
12h 16m£281–675Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CMB - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdontrain
15h 44m£272–482Fly to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CMB - STN
15h 47m£325–1,022Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London City Airport (LCY)plane CMB - LCY
15h 34m£428–1,154Fly to Birmingham Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CMB - BHX
- Take the bus from B'ham Airport Bus Terminal to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
16h 52m£275–815
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Heathrow is to fly and train which costs £270 - £490 and takes 15h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Heathrow is to fly which takes 12h 16m and costs £280 - £700.
The distance between Colombo and Heathrow is 5468 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from Colombo to Heathrow, including transfers.
Heathrow is 5h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 7:35 PM in Colombo and 2:05 PM in Heathrow.
There are 5449+ hotels available in Heathrow.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Heathrow, England?
SriLankan Airlines, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London City Airport via Bengaluru, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–950
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London City Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London City Airport via Kuwait, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–800
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London City Airport via Bengaluru, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from B'ham Airport Bus Terminal to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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