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
16h 18mRs 142,568–865,068Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
cheapest- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane INV - CMB
19h 15mRs 130,647–324,545Fly from Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ABZ - CMB
20h 20mRs 150,646–463,961Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GLA - CMB
17h 37mRs 132,782–565,282Train 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 57mRs 194,242–721,390Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
18h 9mRs 141,471–471,369
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. 600000 and takes 17h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Colombo is to fly which takes 16h 18m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 900000.
The distance between Scotland and Colombo is 8971 km.
It takes approximately 16h 18m to get from Scotland to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Scotland. It is currently 7:41 PM in Scotland and 12:11 AM in Colombo.
There are 524+ 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 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–430,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai, Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–500,000
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 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–420,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–550,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–500,000
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
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–360,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–450,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–460,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–450,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–250,000
- 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 110,000–440,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–450,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–33,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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