There are 5 ways to get from Exeter to Colombo by plane 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 from Exeter
best- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EXT - CMB
18h 19mRs 149,662–402,571Train 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
20h 49mRs 133,388–527,895Train 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 41mRs 174,562–733,693Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHX - CMB
18h 21mRs 185,621–713,310Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- 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
19h 7mRs 161,321–460,600
Exeter (EXT) 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. 160000 - Rs. 470000 and takes 19h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 15h 41m and costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 750000.
The distance between Exeter and Colombo is 8960 km.
It takes approximately 18h 19m to get from Exeter to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Exeter. It is currently 1:29 AM in Exeter and 5:59 AM in Colombo.
There are 1451+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Loganair, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Exeter (EXT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–550,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–1,100,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–480,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–490,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–490,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–350,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–550,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–170,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–550,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–390,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–440,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–500,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 32,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–47,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–18,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 13,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 35,000–50,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
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