There are 5 ways to get from Ireland to Sri Lanka by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DUB - CMB
15h 33mRs 134,835–276,109Fly Dublin Airport to Kandy
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Kandy (KDW)plane DUB - KDW
18h 23mRs 88,435–234,509Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHD - CMB
19hRs 108,997–291,530Fly Cork Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ORK - CMB
32h 6mRs 126,785–418,665Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NOC - CMB
19h 17mRs 108,901–311,643
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Sri Lanka is to fly which costs Rs. 85000 - Rs. 240000 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 15h 33m and costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 280000.
The distance between Ireland and Sri Lanka is 9147 km.
It takes approximately 15h 33m to get from Ireland to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
Sri Lanka is 4h 30m ahead of Ireland. It is currently 3:28 AM in Ireland and 7:58 AM in Sri Lanka.
There are 1338+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Ireland and Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Etihad, and two other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Edinburgh, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–470,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Glasgow, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–470,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–490,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Stansted, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–490,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Bandaranaike International Airport via Birmingham, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–490,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via Zurich, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–350,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via London Heathrow, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–230,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via London Gatwick, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–360,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Edinburgh, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–410,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–350,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Edinburgh, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–410,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–320,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–450,000
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,300–4,600
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- Rs 3,300–4,600
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–7,000
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–8,500
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
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