There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Ratho by plane, bus, 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 Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CMB - EDI
14h 8m£354–2,029Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CMB - GLA
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Roadbus
15h 45m£323–1,342Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CMB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 45m£532–1,731
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Ratho is to fly and bus which costs £320 - £1,400 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Ratho is to fly which takes 14h 8m and costs £350 - £2,100.
The distance between Colombo and Ratho is 5602 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Colombo to Ratho, including transfers.
Ratho is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 6:01 PM in Colombo and 1:31 PM in Ratho.
There are 2380+ hotels available in Ratho.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Ratho, Scotland?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,600
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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