There are 7 ways to get from Scotland to Sri Lanka by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EDI - CMB
16h 4mRs 167,201–217,801Fly from Aberdeen Airport
cheapest- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ABZ - CMB
20h 11mRs 145,128–396,573Fly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GLA - CMB
15h 29mRs 165,254–265,854Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane INV - CMB
20h 46mRs 185,307–407,099Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
17h 31mRs 170,875–517,443Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MAN - CMB
18h 53mRs 170,620–327,226Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane DND - CMB
18h 46mRs 173,832–464,764
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Sri Lanka is to fly which costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 220000 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 15h 29m and costs Rs. 160000 - Rs. 270000.
The distance between Scotland and Sri Lanka is 8949 km.
It takes approximately 16h 4m to get from Scotland to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
Sri Lanka is 4h 30m ahead of Scotland. It is currently 9:03 AM in Scotland and 1:33 PM in Sri Lanka.
There are 1475+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between Scotland and Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Emirates fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–460,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via London Heathrow, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–650,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–430,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–410,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Birmingham, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–600,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–470,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–420,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Manchester Airport, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–400,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–400,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–310,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–420,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–600,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–550,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–280,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Copenhagen, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–390,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 30,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 20,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 37,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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