There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Manchester by plane or train
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Fly to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CMB - MAN
14h 30m£371–1,525Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CMB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
16h 34mFly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane CMB - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
19h 47mFly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CMB - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
15h 4mFly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CMB - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
15h 11m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Manchester is to fly which costs £370 - £1,600 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Manchester is to fly which takes 14h 30m and costs £370 - £1,600.
The distance between Colombo and Manchester is 5561 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 30m to get from Colombo to Manchester, including transfers.
Manchester is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 12:19 PM in Colombo and 7:49 AM in Manchester.
There are 2125+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Manchester, England?
Turkish Airlines, Etihad, and Qatar Airways fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Manchester Airport (MAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,500
- 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
- £320–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Bengaluru, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Bengaluru, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,800
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £370–950
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–390
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- gatwickexpress.com
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