There are 6 ways to get from Leeds to Colombo by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
17h 3mRs 145,460–262,235Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LBA - CMB
20h 40mRs 126,569–440,615Train 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 39mRs 161,758–296,383Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
17h 50mRs 173,799–253,023Train 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 22mRs 160,435–303,094Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane HUY - CMB
23h 34mRs 197,210–726,935
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 270000 and takes 17h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 16h 22m and costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 310000.
The distance between Leeds and Colombo is 8967 km.
It takes approximately 17h 3m to get from Leeds to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Leeds. It is currently 7:12 PM in Leeds and 11:42 PM in Colombo.
There are 1414+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–430,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–430,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–440,000
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 London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–12,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 13,000–22,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,400–7,500
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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