There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EDI - CMB
16h 18mRs 142,558–865,058Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GLA - CMB
18h 46mRs 138,831–578,537Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
18h 57mRs 193,932–720,895Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHX - CMB
20h 13mRs 177,084–735,421
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 600000 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Colombo is to fly which takes 16h 18m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 900000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Colombo is 8971 km.
It takes approximately 16h 18m to get from Edinburgh to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:07 AM in Edinburgh and 9:37 AM in Colombo.
There are 530+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Emirates fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–430,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai, Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–440,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–450,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–450,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–490,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–250,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 35,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 46,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 28,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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