There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane EDI - CMB
15h 52mRs 152,713–245,213Train 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 21mRs 168,616–249,614Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ABZ - CMB
23h 44mRs 153,441–380,523
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Colombo is to fly which costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 250000 and takes 15h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Colombo is to fly which takes 15h 52m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 250000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Colombo is 8971 km.
It takes approximately 15h 52m to get from Edinburgh to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 5h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:40 AM in Edinburgh and 12:10 PM in Colombo.
There are 1319+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Emirates fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.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 Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
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
- 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
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–340,000
- 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 Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–230,000
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 30,000–49,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,000–36,000
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 19,000–27,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 24,000–37,000
- Website
- Cross Country
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- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–18,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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