There are 5 ways to get from London to Kandy by plane, taxi, train, 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 to Kandy
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kandy (KDW)plane LHR - KDW
17h 21mRs 105,326–294,750Fly to Sigiriya Airport, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane LHR - GIU
- Take the taxi from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Kandytaxi
17h 52mRs 108,926–299,250Fly to Hatton, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hatton (NUF)plane LHR - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Kandytrain
20h 24mRs 105,756–296,400Fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
14h 4mRs 189,049–668,173Fly to Weerawila International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)plane LHR - WRZ
- Take the bus from Tissamaharama to Ellabus
- Take the taxi from Ella to Kandytaxi
22h 33m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kandy (KDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Kandy is to fly which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 300000 and takes 17h 21m.
The fastest way to get from London to Kandy is to fly which takes 14h 4m and costs Rs. 180000 - Rs. 700000.
The distance between London and Kandy is 8814 km.
It takes approximately 17h 21m to get from London to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 5h 30m ahead of London. It is currently 1:01 PM in London and 6:31 PM in Kandy.
There are 1433+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between London, England and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kandy (KDW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–390,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–390,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–430,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–390,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–390,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–400,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sigiriya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–400,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–390,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–1,100,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Hatton to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,600
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Tissamaharama to Ella
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,800–20,000
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
Ella Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 77 078 9383
- Website
- ellabudgettaxi.com
Ceylon Ella Taxi
- Phone
- +94761 300 309
- Website
- ceylonellataxi.lk
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