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
11h 46m£351–1,525Fly 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
13h 29m£347–1,278Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London City Airport (LCY)plane CMB - LCY
14h 33m£499–1,369Fly to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CMB - STN
16h 36m£391–1,686Fly to Birmingham Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CMB - BHX
- Take the bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
17h 11m£380–1,375
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 £340 - £1,300 and takes 13h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Heathrow is to fly which takes 11h 46m and costs £350 - £1,600.
The distance between Colombo and Heathrow is 5468 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 46m to get from Colombo to Heathrow, including transfers.
Heathrow is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 6:24 AM in Colombo and 1:54 AM in Heathrow.
There are 14529+ hotels available in Heathrow.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Heathrow, England?
SriLankan Airlines, Edelweiss Air, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £350–2,500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,300
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £390–950
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,800
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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