There are 6 ways to get from Scotland to Colombo by plane 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 from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EDI - CMB
15h 53mRs 132,466–864,966Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DND - CMB
17h 48mRs 129,374–472,188Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GLA - CMB
15h 52mRs 130,671–173,171Fly from Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ABZ - CMB
18h 50mRs 152,985–471,909Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
17h 54mRs 149,981–498,084Train 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
18h 22mRs 145,580–651,112
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. 130000 - Rs. 180000 and takes 15h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Colombo is to fly which takes 15h 52m and costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 180000.
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 12:53 AM in Scotland and 6:23 AM in Colombo.
There are 1437+ 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
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Birmingham, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–500,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Krakow, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–440,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
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 120,000–470,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
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 120,000–460,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Krakow, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–320,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–270,000
- 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 110,000–400,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–470,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Copenhagen, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–320,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Krakow, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–440,000
- 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 100,000–290,000
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 31,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- Rs 31,000–43,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- Rs 24,000–36,000
- 1st Class
- Rs 48,000–70,000
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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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- Rs 10,000–15,000
- 1st Class
- Rs 20,000–25,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 17,000–41,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- Rs 17,000–24,000
- 1st Class
- Rs 33,000–41,000
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 25,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- Rs 85,000–95,000
- Sleeper Seat
- Rs 25,000–33,000
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- Rs 100,000–120,000
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