There are 4 ways to get from London to Batticaloa by train, plane, or taxi
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Batticaloa Airport
best- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)plane LGW - BTC
15h 38mRs 136,666–304,608Fly London Heathrow Airport to Batticaloa Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)plane LHR - BTC
15h 34mRs 124,942–354,913Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane LHR - GIU
- Take the train from Habarana to Batticaloatrain
21h 9mRs 126,662–358,613Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kandy, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kandy (KDW)plane LHR - KDW
- Take the taxi from Kandy (KDW) to Batticaloataxi
19h 54mRs 133,112–365,513
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Batticaloa is to train and fly which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 310000 and takes 15h 38m.
The fastest way to get from London to Batticaloa is to fly which takes 15h 34m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 360000.
The distance between London and Batticaloa is 8818 km.
It takes approximately 15h 38m to get from London to Batticaloa, including transfers.
Batticaloa is 4h 30m ahead of London. It is currently 10:51 AM in London and 3:21 PM in Batticaloa.
There are 55+ hotels available in Batticaloa.
What companies run services between London, England and Batticaloa, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Batticaloa Airport (BTC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–500,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Istanbul, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–420,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–430,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Sharjah, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–290,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–420,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–470,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Batticaloa Airport via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–340,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–470,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–340,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Muscat, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–310,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–460,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–340,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Muscat, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–310,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,500–15,000
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Habarana to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,500–11,000
Kandy Budget Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 71 21 08 210
- Website
- kandybudgettaxi.com
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- + 94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- facebook.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
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