There are 5 ways to get from Leicester to Colombo by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHX - CMB
16h 45mRs 141,047–265,203Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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
14h 43mRs 164,762–297,721Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
15h 16mRs 152,664–293,123Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane STN - CMB
17h 57mRs 142,153–425,625Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
18h 21mRs 155,433–280,019
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 280000 and takes 18h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 14h 43m and costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 300000.
The distance between Leicester and Colombo is 8900 km.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Leicester to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Leicester. It is currently 9:38 AM in Leicester and 2:08 PM in Colombo.
There are 1402+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Leicester to Colombo. However, you can take the bus to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the train to London St Pancras Intl, take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
- Website
- omanair.com
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 Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–270,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
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 Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
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 Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
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 Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–200,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–250,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–250,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–290,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–250,000
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–28,000
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–28,000
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–9,000
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,000–35,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–21,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,500–4,200
- Website
- National Express
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