There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Preston by plane or train
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Fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CMB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
15h 22m£273–527Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)CMB - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
19h 34m£307–925Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)CMB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Preston
17h 33m£343–1,060Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Newcastle (NCL)CMB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Preston
18h 24m£337–993Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)CMB - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
15h 42m£364–813Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)CMB - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
17h 31m£344–1,121Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)CMB - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Preston
17h 55m£362–545
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Preston is to fly and train which costs £270 - £550 and takes 15h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Preston is to fly and train which takes 15h 22m and costs £270 - £550.
The distance between Colombo and Preston is 5592 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 22m to get from Colombo to Preston, including transfers.
Preston is 5h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 9:36 AM in Colombo and 4:06 AM in Preston.
There are 2144+ hotels available in Preston.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Preston, England?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Preston. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, then take the train to Preston. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA), walk to Leeds Bradford Airport, take the bus to Bradford Interchange Bus Station, walk to Bradford Interchange, then take the train to Preston.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
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 Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
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 Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Bengaluru, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–900
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 Stansted Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–900
- 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
- £310–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–850
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–900
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–800
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £14–19
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–310
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
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