There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Sri Lanka by plane or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
14h 54mRs 134,216–216,168Fly Manchester Airport to Kandy
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kandy (KDW)plane MAN - KDW
17h 59mRs 97,816–264,568Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane BHX - CMB
16h 29mRs 156,420–319,172Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
15h 37mRs 156,240–308,641Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LGW - CMB
15h 35mRs 176,100–298,001
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Sri Lanka is to fly which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 220000 and takes 14h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 14h 54m and costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 220000.
The distance between Manchester and Sri Lanka is 8875 km.
It takes approximately 14h 54m to get from Manchester to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
Sri Lanka is 5h 30m ahead of Manchester. It is currently 5:02 AM in Manchester and 10:32 AM in Sri Lanka.
There are 1348+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Etihad, and Emirates fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- 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 95,000–340,000
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
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- 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 130,000–340,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- 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
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–240,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–200,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–380,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–260,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–410,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
- 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
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–180,000
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 17,000–26,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–43,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 27,000–43,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–9,000
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,500–11,000
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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