There are 5 ways to get from Leicester to Colombo by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHX - CMB
16h 25mRs 147,171–275,030Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane STN - CMB
17h 32mRs 142,154–405,627Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
15hRs 152,665–313,124Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LGW - CMB
14h 43mRs 175,263–287,722Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
17h 50mRs 155,434–280,119
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 280000 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 14h 43m and costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 290000.
The distance between Leicester and Colombo is 8917 km.
It takes approximately 16h 25m to get from Leicester to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 5h 30m ahead of Leicester. It is currently 10:29 PM in Leicester and 3:59 AM in Colombo.
There are 1358+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Leicester to Colombo. However, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, take the vehicle to Birmingham International Airport, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the train to London St Pancras Intl, walk to King's Cross St. Pancras station, take the subway to Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–320,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–330,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–270,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–200,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–240,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–220,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–290,000
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,500–12,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 23,000–35,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–28,000
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–28,000
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–9,000
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–21,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
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