There are 7 ways to get from Inverness to Colombo by train, plane, bus, or taxi
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)GLA - CMB
19h 45mRs 132,773–188,075Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)ABZ - CMB
23h 9mRs 116,733–280,105Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)EDI - CMB
19h 15mFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)INV - CMB
20h 10mRs 123,346–336,768Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)MAN - CMB
22h 33mRs 135,444–260,202Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Inverness to Perth
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)DND - CMB
21h 9mRs 139,638–400,821Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hatton, taxi, bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Hatton (NUF)INV - NUF
- Take the taxi from Hatton (NUF) to Rathnapura
- Take the bus from Rathnapura to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
30h 12mRs 128,046–329,598
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 190000 and takes 19h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 19h 45m and costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 190000.
The distance between Inverness and Colombo is 9329 km.
It takes approximately 19h 45m to get from Inverness to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 5h 30m ahead of Inverness. It is currently 3:09 AM in Inverness and 8:39 AM in Colombo.
There are 1466+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
British Airways, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–320,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–320,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
- 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 Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Gatwick, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Birmingham, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–320,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–320,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hatton via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hatton via Manchester Airport, Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hatton via Manchester Airport, Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–220,000
- 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 90,000–300,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–250,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–200,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,400–12,500
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–18,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–31,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–6,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–31,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Rs 85,000–95,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Rs 25,000–32,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Rs 95,000–120,000
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Rs 85,000–95,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Rs 25,000–32,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Rs 100,000–120,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Rathnapura to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 300–330
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 300–330
- Semi Lux
- Rs 340–480
- Super Lux
- Rs 650–850
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,400–5,500
Randidu Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 72 35 77 277
- Website
- business.facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Nuwara Eliya Taxi
- Phone
- +94 72 27 02 600
- Website
- nuwaraeliyataxi.wixsite.com
Minipura Taxi
- Phone
- +94 11 45 22 64 264
- Website
- facebook.com
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