There are 5 ways to get from England to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)LHR - CMB
13h 19mRs 123,786–264,252Fly from London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)STN - CMB
16h 10mRs 90,993–283,577Fly from Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)MAN - CMB
15h 5mRs 109,430–213,317Fly from Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)BHX - CMB
15h 28mRs 119,781–403,893Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)LGW - CMB
15h 42mRs 100,700–200,824
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 220000 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from England to Colombo is to fly which takes 13h 19m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 270000.
The distance between England and Colombo is 8776 km.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from England to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 5h 30m ahead of England. It is currently 6:23 PM in England and 11:53 PM in Colombo.
There are 1448+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Etihad, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–270,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–340,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–340,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–270,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–340,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–340,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–340,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–330,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–230,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–220,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–260,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–270,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–230,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–220,000
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–7,500
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
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