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 170,046–293,018Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EDI - CMB
16h 46mRs 141,767–385,508Train, 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 51mRs 190,221–279,213Train, 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 21mRs 174,600–324,631Train 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 169,079–445,264
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 330000 and takes 19h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Colombo is to fly which takes 15h 42m and costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 300000.
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 6:48 AM in Glasgow and 11:18 AM in Colombo.
There are 1439+ 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 130,000–430,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–450,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–490,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–440,000
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 190,000–650,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,500–16,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 28,000–55,000
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,300–6,500
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- Rs 3,300–6,500
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