There are 5 ways to get from Leeds to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
best- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LBA - CMB
18h 45mRs 151,022–330,772Train to Manchester Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
16h 48mRs 146,718–625,017Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHX - CMB
17h 43mRs 175,434–600,591Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
17h 54mRs 165,756–485,892Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
16h 21mRs 178,945–720,296
Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 600000 and takes 17h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 16h 21m and costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 750000.
The distance between Leeds and Colombo is 8856 km.
It takes approximately 18h 45m to get from Leeds to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Leeds. It is currently 6:33 PM in Leeds and 11:03 PM in Colombo.
There are 1469+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–460,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Salzburg, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–420,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–410,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–410,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–440,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
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
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–490,000
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
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–260,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Krakow, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–320,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–470,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–460,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–450,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Salzburg, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–420,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
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