There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Northern Ireland by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane CMB - BHD
15h 31m£325–929Fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane CMB - BFS
16h 56m£251–638Fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane CMB - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Portadowntrain
17h 8m£330–701Fly to Donegal Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane CMB - CFN
- Take the bus from Croithlí to Letterkenny Bus Stationbus
26h 6m£452–1,359Fly to City Of Derry Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane CMB - LDY
16h 16m£382–1,126
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Northern Ireland is to fly and train which costs £330 - £700 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Northern Ireland is to fly which takes 15h 31m and costs £320 - £950.
The distance between Colombo and Northern Ireland is 5703 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 31m to get from Colombo to Northern Ireland, including transfers.
Northern Ireland is 5h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 11:56 AM in Colombo and 6:26 AM in Northern Ireland.
There are 1235+ hotels available in Northern Ireland.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Northern Ireland?
SriLankan Airlines, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Donegal Airport via Doha, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Donegal Airport via Abu Dhabi, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Donegal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Mumbai, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Donegal Airport via Abu Dhabi, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Bengaluru, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Donegal Airport via Abu Dhabi, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Donegal Airport via Frankfurt, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Donegal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dublin Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £11–16
- Phone
- 074 9741644
- Donegal@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinkdsl.ie
Bus from Croithlí to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://locallinkdsl.ie/
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from Croithlí to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Croithlí to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- 074 9135201
- info@johnmcginley.com
- Website
- johnmcginley.com
Bus from Croithlí to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–19
- Website
- Mc Ginley Coach Travel
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