There are 8 ways to get from Colombo to Leeds by plane or train
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Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)CMB - LBA
17h 28m£316–931Fly to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CMB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
15h 59m£301–516Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Newcastle (NCL)CMB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Leeds
16h 53m£342–1,215Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)CMB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Leeds
17h 20m£348–1,028Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)CMB - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Leeds
16h£329–732Fly to Humberside Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Humberside Airport (HUY)CMB - HUY
- Take the train from Barnetby to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Leeds
18h 46m£740–2,382Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)CMB - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from King's Cross to Leeds
17h 47m£351–583Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)CMB - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to Leeds
18h 27m£359–1,216
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Leeds is to fly and train which costs £300 - £550 and takes 15h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Leeds is to fly and train which takes 15h 59m and costs £300 - £550.
The distance between Colombo and Leeds is 5536 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 28m to get from Colombo to Leeds, including transfers.
Leeds is 5h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 1:41 PM in Colombo and 8:11 AM in Leeds.
There are 2379+ hotels available in Leeds.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Leeds, England?
IndiGo Airlines, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) 4 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Bengaluru, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Bengaluru, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Humberside Airport via Bengaluru, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £800–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Humberside Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Humberside Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £700–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Humberside Airport via Kuwait, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £800–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Humberside Airport via Mumbai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £800–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
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
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340–500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340–1,300
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
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
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–550
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–950
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–700
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–850
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Barnetby to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £11–16
- 1st Class
- £23–28
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–23
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from King's Cross to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Doncaster to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
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