There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Manchester by plane or train
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Fly to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CMB - MAN
13h 48m£323–580Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CMB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
16h 42m£350–684Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CMB - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
15h 2m£364–750Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane CMB - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
19h 19m£363–998Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CMB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Manchester Victoriatrain
17h 45m£414–559Fly 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 Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
15h 35m£384–751Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CMB - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
17h 12m£468–1,101
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Manchester is to fly which costs £320 - £600 and takes 13h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Manchester is to fly which takes 13h 48m and costs £320 - £600.
The distance between Colombo and Manchester is 5561 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 48m to get from Colombo to Manchester, including transfers.
Manchester is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 18:27 in Colombo and 13:57 in Manchester.
There are 3617+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Manchester, England?
Qatar Airways, Etihad, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Manchester Airport (MAN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
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
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
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 Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,400
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
- £380–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Bengaluru, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,300
- 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
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 London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–950
- 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
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–850
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
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