There are 7 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)plane EDI - CMB
17h 7mRs 152,665–1,215,165Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GLA - CMB
16h 1mRs 110,780–563,280Fly from Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ABZ - CMB
20h 24mRs 130,685–354,014Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane INV - CMB
18h 57mRs 120,741–334,720Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
17h 43mRs 162,613–511,314Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
19h 1mRs 174,003–722,366Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DND - CMB
18h 59mRs 149,410–712,237
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. 340000 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Colombo is to fly which takes 16h 1m and costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 600000.
The distance between Scotland and Colombo is 8971 km.
It takes approximately 17h 7m to get from Scotland to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Scotland. It is currently 1:39 AM in Scotland and 6:09 AM in Colombo.
There are 530+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Scotland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Emirates fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–550,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–500,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–500,000
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 Dundee Riverside Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–700,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–410,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Birmingham, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–550,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Birmingham, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–500,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–460,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–550,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–500,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–500,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–320,000
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
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–470,000
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
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–470,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Copenhagen, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–340,000
- 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 15,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 35,000–65,000
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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