There are 4 ways to get from Sri Lanka to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CMB - EDI
14h 23m£346–488Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CMB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 26m£377–693Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CMB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 9m£388–553Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CMB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 52m£371–678
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sri Lanka to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £370 - £700 and takes 17h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Sri Lanka to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 14h 23m and costs £340 - £490.
The distance between Sri Lanka and Edinburgh is 5593 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 23m to get from Sri Lanka to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 4h 30m behind Sri Lanka. It is currently 8:26 PM in Sri Lanka and 3:56 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2800+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Sri Lanka and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Qatar Airways, SriLankan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £360–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–950
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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