There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Colombo by plane, bus, 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 Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GLA - CMB
15h 52mRs 122,652–185,152Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EDI - CMB
16h 22mRs 132,247–266,122Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
18h 58mRs 145,426–505,681Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
18h 34mRs 126,036–294,393Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHX - CMB
19h 57mRs 185,781–428,644
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 190000 and takes 15h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Colombo is to fly which takes 15h 52m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 190000.
The distance between Glasgow and Colombo is 9040 km.
It takes approximately 15h 52m to get from Glasgow to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 5h 30m ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 10:29 AM in Glasgow and 3:59 PM in Colombo.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Emirates and Flydubai fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–340,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–250,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–260,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–270,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- Rs 5,500–7,500
- 1st Class
- Rs 9,500–14,000
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- Rs 31,000–43,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- Rs 24,000–35,000
- 1st Class
- Rs 48,000–70,000
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- Rs 10,000–15,000
- 1st Class
- Rs 20,000–25,000
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 13,000–31,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- Rs 13,000–19,000
- 1st Class
- Rs 26,000–31,000
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- Rs 6,000–9,000
- 1st Class
- Rs 13,000–16,000
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Rs 85,000–95,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Rs 25,000–33,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Rs 100,000–120,000
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 26,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- Rs 26,000–37,000
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- Rs 48,000–70,000
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 47,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- Rs 47,000–65,000
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- Rs 75,000–110,000
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,400–6,000
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- Rs 4,400–6,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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