There are 6 ways to get from Manchester to Sigiriya by plane, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 109,704–217,406Fly Manchester Airport to Kandy, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kandy (KDW)plane MAN - KDW
- Take the taxi from Kandy (KDW) to Sigiriyataxi
19h 34mRs 96,704–274,406Fly Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane MAN - GIU
17h 45mRs 97,034–268,306Train 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 152,000–366,853Train 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 149,579–336,159Train 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
19h 33mRs 131,909–367,059
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. 110000 - Rs. 220000 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. 110000 - Rs. 220000.
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 10:55 AM in Manchester and 4:25 PM in Sigiriya.
There are 1033+ 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 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–260,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Mumbai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–270,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- 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 120,000–400,000
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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–270,000
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
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–330,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–440,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
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 120,000–300,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–320,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–290,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
- 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 90,000–250,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- 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 95,000–270,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–190,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–260,000
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–48,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- Rs 19,000–28,000
- 1st Class
- Rs 34,000–48,000
- 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 14,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- Rs 14,000–20,000
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- Rs 30,000–43,000
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 28,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- Rs 28,000–39,000
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- Rs 50,000–75,000
- 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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