There are 6 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
21h 9mRs 149,527–402,260Train 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
21h 31mRs 133,554–437,230Train, 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
16h 25mRs 170,206–324,843Train 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 46mRs 165,516–332,147Train 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 16mRs 171,622–310,823Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CWL - CMB
30h 56mRs 150,572–362,248
Exeter (EXT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 330000 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 15h 46m and costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 340000.
The distance between Exeter and Colombo is 8960 km.
It takes approximately 21h 9m to get from Exeter to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Exeter. It is currently 9:34 PM in Exeter and 2:04 AM in Colombo.
There are 1402+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Exeter (EXT) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–290,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–250,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–370,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–490,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–400,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–400,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dublin, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- 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 120,000–400,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–370,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–490,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–490,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Exeter to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dublin, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–390,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–200,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–270,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–250,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–490,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–490,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–370,000
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–46,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–18,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 32,000–60,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–25,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–13,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–25,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,000–46,000
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 32,000–47,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–22,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–11,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–22,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–9,000
- Website
- Transport for Wales
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