There are 6 ways to get from Scotland to Colombo by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)EDI - CMB
15h 53mRs 133,934–186,934Fly from Aberdeen Airport
cheapest- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)ABZ - CMB
20h 20mRs 113,181–273,641Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)GLA - CMB
15h 54mRs 122,153–165,153Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)NCL - CMB
17h 56mRs 124,787–446,400Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)MAN - CMB
18h 22mRs 121,530–258,586Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)DND - CMB
17h 48mRs 135,179–361,685
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 170000 and takes 15h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Colombo is to fly which takes 15h 53m and costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 190000.
The distance between Scotland and Colombo is 8971 km.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Scotland to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 5h 30m ahead of Scotland. It is currently 11:16 AM in Scotland and 4:46 PM in Colombo.
There are 1442+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Scotland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Turkish Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–390,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–390,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–390,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–400,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–380,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–220,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–310,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–270,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–130,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–390,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,600–8,500
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–32,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Rs 85,000–95,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Rs 25,000–32,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Rs 100,000–120,000
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