There are 5 ways to get from London to Jaffna by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jaffna (JAF)plane LHR - JAF
20h 19mRs 225,190–334,810Fly 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 38mRs 123,311–695,721Fly London City Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Jaffna (JAF)plane LCY - JAF
24h 43mRs 231,844–902,786Train 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 36mRs 206,630–663,346Fly 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
22h 57m
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. 120000 - Rs. 700000 and takes 25h 38m.
The fastest way to get from London to Jaffna is to train and fly which takes 19h 36m and costs Rs. 200000 - Rs. 700000.
The distance between London and Jaffna is 8542 km.
It takes approximately 20h 19m to get from London to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 4h 30m ahead of London. It is currently 5:30 PM in London and 10:00 PM in Jaffna.
There are 34+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–850,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–750,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–450,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Doha, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–700,000
Flights from London City Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Bengaluru, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–1,200,000
Flights from London City Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–1,100,000
Flights from London City Airport to Jaffna via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–950,000
Flights from London City Airport to Jaffna via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 22m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–900,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jaffna via Dubai, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jaffna via Doha, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–650,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–280,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–400,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Muscat, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–370,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–130,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–350,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–320,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–430,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–270,000
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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 7,500–13,000
- 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 21,911
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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