There are 3 ways to get from Manchester to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
15h 47mRs 140,042–664,070Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LGW - CMB
15h 18mRs 173,374–563,389Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
16h 7mRs 182,294–718,289
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 700000 and takes 15h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 15h 18m and costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 600000.
The distance between Manchester and Colombo is 8897 km.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from Manchester to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:56 AM in Manchester and 11:26 AM in Colombo.
There are 530+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Etihad, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–240,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–360,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–550,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–240,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–240,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–550,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–270,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–500,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–260,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–1,200,000
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 28,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 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/
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