There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Colombo by plane, bus, 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 Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GLA - CMB
15h 42mRs 170,078–273,060Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EDI - CMB
16h 46mRs 171,949–247,469Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
18h 47mRs 180,023–542,655Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
19h 17mRs 176,445–339,295Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ABZ - CMB
24h 5mRs 181,712–459,962
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Colombo is to bus and fly which costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 250000 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Colombo is to fly which takes 15h 42m and costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 280000.
The distance between Glasgow and Colombo is 9040 km.
It takes approximately 15h 42m to get from Glasgow to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 3:38 AM in Glasgow and 8:08 AM in Colombo.
There are 1465+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Emirates and Flydubai fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–410,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–430,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–470,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Birmingham, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–600,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–420,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–310,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Copenhagen, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–390,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–18,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 31,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,200–7,500
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–10,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 30,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 20,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–48,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 28,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 11,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,400–6,500
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- Rs 3,400–6,500
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