There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Ireland by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane CMB - ORK
18h 3m€519–2,135Fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CMB - DUB
15h 34m€383–1,642Fly to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane CMB - SNN
17h 54m€636–1,945Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane CMB - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
16h 48m€477–1,245
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Ireland is to fly which costs €380 - €1700 and takes 15h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Ireland is to fly which takes 15h 34m and costs €380 - €1700.
The distance between Colombo and Ireland is 9311 km.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Colombo to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 5:57 PM in Colombo and 1:27 PM in Ireland.
There are 673+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Ireland?
SriLankan Airlines, Aer Lingus, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cork Airport (ORK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shannon Airport via Doha, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cork Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,900
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
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