There are 5 ways to get from Trincomalee to London by bus, 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.
Bus, bus to Jaffna, fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Take the bus from Trincomalee to Dambullabus
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kaithadybus
- Fly from Jaffna (JAF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane JAF - LHR
31h 4mBus, Mini Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Trincomalee to Dambullabus
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane WRZ - LHR
39h 13m£321–812Bus, train to Victoria Resevour Kandy, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the bus from Trincomalee to Polgahawelabus
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Kandytrain
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CMB - LHR
23h 21m£411–774Bus, train to Victoria Resevour Kandy, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Trincomalee to Polgahawelabus
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Kandytrain
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CMB - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
24h 8m£432–764Bus, train to Victoria Resevour Kandy, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the bus from Trincomalee to Polgahawelabus
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Kandytrain
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CMB - STN
25h 42m£517–1,116
Jaffna (JAF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Trincomalee to London is to bus and train and fly which costs £430 - £800 and takes 24h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Trincomalee to London is to bus and train and fly which takes 23h 21m and costs £410 - £800.
The distance between Trincomalee and London is 5556 miles.
It takes approximately 31h 4m to get from Trincomalee to London, including transfers.
London is 4h 30m behind Trincomalee. It is currently 1:48 AM in Trincomalee and 9:18 PM in London.
There are 21258+ hotels available in London.
What companies run services between Trincomalee, Sri Lanka and London, England?
There is no direct connection from Trincomalee to London. However, you can take the bus to Dambulla, take the bus to Kaithady, take the taxi to Jaffna (JAF) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, then take the train to London Paddington. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Dambulla, take the bus to Kandy, take the bus to Embilipitiya, take the taxi to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, then take the train to London Paddington.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Jaffna to London Heathrow Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–2,300
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,400
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Jaffna to London Heathrow Airport via Madras, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Jaffna to London Heathrow Airport via Madras, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Jaffna to London Heathrow Airport via Madras, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700–2,500
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–750
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Jaffna to London Heathrow Airport via Tiruchirapalli, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,500
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–950
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Polgahawela to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–7
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- £3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- £2–4
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- £5–7
Train from Polgahawela to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–7
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- £3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- £2–4
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- £5–7
Train from Polgahawela to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–7
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- £3–5
- 3rd Class Fare
- £2–4
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- £5–7
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- National Transport Commission
Bus from Trincomalee to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- National Transport Commission
- Schedules at
- NTC Schedules
- Standard
- £1
- Semi Lux
- £1–2
- Super Lux
- £1–3
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- National Transport Commission
- Schedules at
- NTC Schedules
- Standard
- £1–2
- Semi Lux
- £1–2
- Super Lux
- £2–4
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- info@superline.lk
- Website
- Superline Travels
Bus from Trincomalee to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- Superline Travels
Bus from Trincomalee to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Superline Travels
Bus from Trincomalee to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Superline Travels
Bus from Trincomalee to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Superline Travels
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kaithady
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Trincomalee to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Trincomalee to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Trincomalee to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Trincomalee to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Website
- Magical Srilanka
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14
- Schedules at
- Magical Srilanka
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- £15–19
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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