There are 7 ways to get from Scotland to Sri Lanka by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EDI - CMB
15h 39mRs 147,116–217,716Fly Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GLA - CMB
15h 42mRs 114,484–385,568Fly Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ABZ - CMB
20h 11mRs 135,044–346,458Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane INV - CMB
35h 26mRs 145,072–336,453Train to Newcastle, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
17h 41mRs 167,003–251,076Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
18h 23mRs 163,127–292,294Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kandy
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kandy (KDW)plane EDI - KDW
18h 29mRs 115,716–356,116
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Sri Lanka is to train and fly which costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 300000 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 15h 39m and costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 220000.
The distance between Scotland and Sri Lanka is 8949 km.
It takes approximately 15h 39m to get from Scotland to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
Sri Lanka is 5h 30m ahead of Scotland. It is currently 6:48 PM in Scotland and 12:18 AM in Sri Lanka.
There are 1347+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Scotland and Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Turkish Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–500,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–500,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–420,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–600,000
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
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–430,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–330,000
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
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
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 Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–240,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kandy via Istanbul, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kandy via London Gatwick, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–500,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–550,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–390,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–390,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Krakow, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–340,000
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–330,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–26,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–36,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–26,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 30,000–49,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–17,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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