There are 6 ways to get from Leeds to Colombo by train or plane
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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
16h 58mRs 156,870–495,499Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LBA - CMB
20h 40mRs 125,828–459,455Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LGW - CMB
15h 24mRs 180,954–429,912Train 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 54mRs 185,700–410,094Train 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 20mRs 181,954–620,912Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
18h 14mRs 166,049–485,450
Manchester Airport (MAN) 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. 180000 - Rs. 410000 and takes 17h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 15h 24m and costs Rs. 180000 - Rs. 430000.
The distance between Leeds and Colombo is 8967 km.
It takes approximately 16h 58m to get from Leeds to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Leeds. It is currently 2:25 PM in Leeds and 6:55 PM in Colombo.
There are 1471+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–400,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Salzburg, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–550,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Poznan, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–550,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–440,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
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 140,000–480,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–440,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–230,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–350,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–550,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–230,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–230,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
- 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 140,000–480,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–420,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–700,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–260,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Copenhagen, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–450,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–430,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
- 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 8,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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 26,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 26,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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