There are 5 ways to get from Ireland to Sri Lanka by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DUB - CMB
16h 13mRs 134,834–276,108Fly Dublin Airport to Kandy
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Kandy (KDW)plane DUB - KDW
18h 43mRs 88,434–244,508Train 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
19h 5mRs 108,932–301,445Fly Cork Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ORK - CMB
32h 6mRs 136,778–428,655Bus 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
20h 47mRs 108,890–311,627
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. 250000 and takes 18h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 16h 13m and costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 280000.
The distance between Ireland and Sri Lanka is 9147 km.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Ireland to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
Sri Lanka is 4h 30m ahead of Ireland. It is currently 3:06 PM in Ireland and 7:36 PM in Sri Lanka.
There are 1402+ 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
- srilankan.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- 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
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- 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 130,000–420,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–490,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–500,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–340,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–450,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Glasgow, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–480,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Edinburgh, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–480,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Stansted, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–490,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Bandaranaike International Airport via Birmingham, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–490,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–490,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via Zurich, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–360,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–240,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kandy via London Gatwick, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–360,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- 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
- 16h 50m
- 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 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–220,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Cork Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
- Website
- fitsair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Zurich, Male
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–470,000
- 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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