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 18m£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
16h 6m£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 23m£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£371–668
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 which costs £340 - £490 and takes 14h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Sri Lanka to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 14h 18m and costs £340 - £490.
The distance between Sri Lanka and Edinburgh is 5593 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 18m to get from Sri Lanka to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 4h 30m behind Sri Lanka. It is currently 12:48 PM in Sri Lanka and 8:18 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2720+ 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 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £360–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
- 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 23m
- 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
- £65–110
- 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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