There are 6 ways to get from Manchester to Sigiriya by plane, taxi, or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Sigiriyataxi
16h 58mRs 108,946–231,924Fly Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane MAN - GIU
18h 15mRs 91,276–262,824Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHX - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Sigiriyataxi
18h 59mRs 133,379–387,894Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Sigiriyataxi
17h 35mRs 141,576–339,031Fly Manchester Airport to Kandy, taxi
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kandy (KDW)plane MAN - KDW
- Take the taxi from Kandy (KDW) to Sigiriyataxi
19h 34mRs 95,946–268,924Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sigiriya Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane LHR - GIU
21h 8mRs 123,906–379,931
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Sigiriya is to fly and taxi which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 240000 and takes 16h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Sigiriya is to fly and taxi which takes 16h 58m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 240000.
The distance between Manchester and Sigiriya is 9008 km.
It takes approximately 16h 58m to get from Manchester to Sigiriya, including transfers.
Sigiriya is 5h 30m ahead of Manchester. It is currently 10:04 PM in Manchester and 3:34 AM in Sigiriya.
There are 1028+ hotels available in Sigiriya.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Sigiriya, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Cinnamon Air, and five other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–260,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–270,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–260,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kandy via Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–260,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kuwait, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–290,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–290,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–270,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–240,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–270,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–270,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–250,000
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 20,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–80,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–9,500
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
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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