There are 5 ways to get from Aberdeen to Colombo by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Aberdeen Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ABZ - CMB
20h 24mRs 140,636–343,947Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EDI - CMB
18h 4mRs 171,636–281,401Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane GLA - CMB
18h 45mRs 146,374–415,506Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane INV - CMB
37h 38mRs 149,362–339,576Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCL - CMB
20h 28mRs 185,041–295,822
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Colombo is to train and fly which costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 290000 and takes 18h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Colombo is to train and fly which takes 18h 4m and costs Rs. 170000 - Rs. 290000.
The distance between Aberdeen and Colombo is 8905 km.
It takes approximately 20h 24m to get from Aberdeen to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 5h 30m ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 2:32 PM in Aberdeen and 8:02 PM in Colombo.
There are 1319+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
KLM, IndiGo Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
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 130,000–480,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
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 Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–400,000
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 130,000–470,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–470,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–380,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–360,000
Flights from Newcastle to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–400,000
- 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 130,000–480,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–470,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–470,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hyderabad
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–480,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–470,000
- 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 Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–300,000
- 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
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–390,000
- 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 130,000–330,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–300,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,000–36,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 26,000–43,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 17,000–28,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,000–36,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–26,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–27,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
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 Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–37,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–37,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–36,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–14,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–18,000
- 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
- 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
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