There are 5 ways to get from London to Jaffna by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jaffna (JAF)plane LHR - JAF
18h 44mRs 202,862–304,558Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane LHR - MAA
- Take the train from Tambaram to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
25h 13mRs 101,073–325,549Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Jaffna
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Jaffna (JAF)plane LGW - JAF
19h 37mRs 155,115–410,044Fly London City Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Jaffna (JAF)plane LCY - JAF
24h 49mRs 231,823–652,750Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane LHR - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kachcheribus
21h 42m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Jaffna is to fly and train and ferry which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 330000 and takes 25h 13m.
The fastest way to get from London to Jaffna is to fly which takes 18h 44m and costs Rs. 200000 - Rs. 310000.
The distance between London and Jaffna is 8542 km.
It takes approximately 18h 44m to get from London to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 5h 30m ahead of London. It is currently 9:05 AM in London and 2:35 PM in Jaffna.
There are 184+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between London, England and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
British Airways, IndiGo Airlines, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jaffna (JAF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Chennai International Airport, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–460,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Doha, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jaffna via Dubai, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jaffna via Manama, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–400,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jaffna via Doha, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
Flights from London City Airport to Jaffna via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–650,000
Flights from London City Airport to Jaffna via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–850,000
Flights from London City Airport to Jaffna via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–850,000
Flights from London City Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Hyderabad, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–1,000,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–440,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Muscat, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–160,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–320,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–220,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–320,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–240,000
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,200–6,000
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- Rs 4,200–6,000
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Tambaram to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,800–3,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,600–6,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kachcheri
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,991
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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