There are 5 ways to get from London to Trincomalee by plane, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane LHR - GIU
- Take the bus from Habarana to Trincomaleebus
26h 32mFly to Batticaloa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)plane LHR - BTC
- Take the train from Batticaloa to Galoya Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Galoya Junction to Trincomaleetrain
22h 12mRs 107,122–300,802Fly to Kandy, taxi, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kandy (KDW)plane LHR - KDW
- Take the taxi from Kandy (KDW) to ibbagamuwataxi
- Take the bus from ibbagamuwa to Trincomaleebus
28h 55mFly to Jaffna, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jaffna (JAF)plane LHR - JAF
- Take the bus from Kaithady to Dambullabus
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Trincomaleebus
27h 36mFly to Hatton, train, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hatton (NUF)plane LHR - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the bus from Polgahawela to Trincomaleebus
33h 20mRs 107,652–299,962
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Trincomalee is to fly and train and bus which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 300000 and takes 33h 20m.
The fastest way to get from London to Trincomalee is to fly and train which takes 22h 12m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 310000.
The distance between London and Trincomalee is 8827 km.
It takes approximately 26h 32m to get from London to Trincomalee, including transfers.
Trincomalee is 4h 30m ahead of London. It is currently 2:58 AM in London and 7:28 AM in Trincomalee.
There are 391+ hotels available in Trincomalee.
What companies run services between London, England and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from London to Trincomalee. However, you can take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Sigiriya Airport (GIU), take the taxi to Habarana, then take the bus to Trincomalee. Alternatively, you can take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Kandy (KDW), take the taxi to ibbagamuwa, then take the bus to Trincomalee.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- 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 130,000–410,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Muscat, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–360,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–410,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Muscat, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–360,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–470,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–460,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–410,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Muscat, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–360,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–750,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–440,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Doha, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–700,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Batticaloa to Galoya Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,900
Train from Galoya Junction to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 2,200–2,600
Train from Hatton to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,200
- 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 2,500–3,200
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Habarana to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from ibbagamuwa to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Polgahawela to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kaithady to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 380–420
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- Rs 380–420
- Semi Lux
- Rs 450–650
- Super Lux
- Rs 850–1,100
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,100–2,300
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
Bus from Polgahawela to Trincomalee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,700–2,400
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,300–4,000
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- facebook.com
Kandy Budget Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 71 21 08 210
- Website
- kandybudgettaxi.com
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