There are 7 ways to get from London to Kandy by plane, taxi, or train
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kandy
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kandy (KDW)plane LHR - KDW
17h 15mRs 126,267–335,696Fly London Heathrow Airport 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
18h 15mRs 129,867–340,196Fly London Heathrow Airport to Hatton, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hatton (NUF)plane LHR - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Kandytrain
20h 19mRs 126,697–337,646Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LGW - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
14h 3mRs 200,953–368,424Fly London Heathrow Airport 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 29mRs 199,990–399,119Fly London Heathrow Airport to Batticaloa Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)plane LHR - BTC
- Take the train from Batticaloa to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Kandytrain
24h 56mRs 127,967–340,776Fly London City Airport to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LCY - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
16h 34mRs 235,876–506,298
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. 200000 - Rs. 400000 and takes 14h 29m.
The fastest way to get from London to Kandy is to train and fly which takes 14h 3m and costs Rs. 200000 - Rs. 370000.
The distance between London and Kandy is 8813 km.
It takes approximately 17h 15m to get from London to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 4h 30m ahead of London. It is currently 8:03 PM in London and 12:33 AM in Kandy.
There are 1467+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between London, England and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Cinnamon Air, and three 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 Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–440,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–320,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–440,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–320,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–440,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–320,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–380,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–440,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–340,000
Flights from London City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–450,000
Flights from London City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–500,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–230,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–230,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–290,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–270,000
Flights from London City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–650,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–230,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–250,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Hatton to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,900
- 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 2,200–2,900
Train from Batticaloa to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,200
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,400–1,700
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,500–3,200
Train from Polgahawela to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,900
- 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 2,200–2,900
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–13,000
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–14,000
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,800–6,000
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
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