There are 5 ways to get from Exeter to Colombo by train or plane
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Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LGW - CMB
16h 6mRs 175,422–580,183Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BRS - CMB
19h 50mRs 127,244–312,526Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
15h 44mRs 186,812–738,212Fly from Exeter
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EXT - CMB
18h 13mRs 159,724–422,656Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CWL - CMB
24h 17mRs 193,549–607,415
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 320000 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 15h 44m and costs Rs. 180000 - Rs. 750000.
The distance between Exeter and Colombo is 9029 km.
It takes approximately 16h 6m to get from Exeter to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Exeter. It is currently 8:08 AM in Exeter and 12:38 PM in Colombo.
There are 530+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Loganair, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Exeter (EXT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–430,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Copenhagen, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–1,200,000
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–550,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–240,000
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–600,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–430,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–550,000
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–240,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–360,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Prague, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–270,000
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–410,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–240,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–550,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–430,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 26,000–50,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 33,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 17,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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