There are 7 ways to get from Sri Lanka to England by plane or train
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Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CMB - LHR
12h 34m£289–645Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CMB - BHX
14h 6m£308–615Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CMB - MAN
13h 33m£309–564Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CMB - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
12h 50m£309–630Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CMB - STN
14h 45m£385–1,037Fly Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CMB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Leedstrain
16h 20m£390–543Fly Jaffna to London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from Jaffna (JAF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane JAF - LHR
21h 51m£515–1,040
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sri Lanka to England is to fly which costs £300 - £600 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Sri Lanka to England is to fly which takes 12h 34m and costs £280 - £650.
The distance between Sri Lanka and England is 5471 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 34m to get from Sri Lanka to England, including transfers.
England is 4h 30m behind Sri Lanka. It is currently 5:55 AM in Sri Lanka and 1:25 AM in England.
There are 21261+ hotels available in England.
What companies run services between Sri Lanka and England?
SriLankan Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
Flights from Jaffna to London Heathrow Airport via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–2,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–800
Flights from Jaffna to London Heathrow Airport via Tiruchirapalli, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,500
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–850
Flights from Jaffna to London Heathrow Airport via Madras, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–800
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Jaffna to London Heathrow Airport via Madras, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700–2,600
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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