There are 8 ways to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Colombo by plane, bus, 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 London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LHR - CMB
11h 10mRs 128,527–259,099Fly London Heathrow Airport to Hatton, train
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hatton (NUF)plane LHR - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Fort Stationtrain
20h 48mRs 112,122–305,274Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LGW - CMB
14hRs 141,246–265,538Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport, Mini Bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane LHR - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kandybus
18h 16mRs 112,467–304,915Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kandy, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kandy (KDW)plane LHR - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Fort Stationtrain
18h 38mRs 113,215–306,850Fly London Heathrow Airport to Koggala, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Koggala (KCT)plane LHR - KCT
- Take the train from Habaraduwa to Bambalapitiyatrain
19h 8mRs 122,533–291,019Fly London Heathrow Airport to Weerawila International Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)plane LHR - WRZ
- Take the bus from Tissamaharama to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminalbus
29h 29mRs 112,650–304,100Fly London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jaffna (JAF)plane LHR - JAF
- Take the train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Forttrain
25h 46mRs 236,419–442,645
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Colombo is to bus and fly which costs Rs. 140000 - Rs. 270000 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Colombo is to fly which takes 11h 10m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 260000.
The distance between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Colombo is 8748 km.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 4h 30m ahead of London Heathrow Airport (LHR). It is currently 17:19 in London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and 21:49 in Colombo.
There are 1412+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between London Heathrow Airport (LHR), England and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Etihad, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–440,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–500,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–290,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–430,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–500,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kandy via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–290,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–430,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–500,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hatton via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–290,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Koggala via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–440,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Koggala via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–290,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–350,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Muscat, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–290,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–470,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–1,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–1,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Madras, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–1,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jaffna via Muscat, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 260,000–650,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–200,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–270,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–370,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–250,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–290,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–350,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
Train from Kandy to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
Train from Hatton to Fort Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,100
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,400–3,100
Train from Habaraduwa to Bambalapitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 214–3,000
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,300–3,000
- 3rd Class
- Rs 1,604
- 2nd Class
- Rs 214
- 1st Class
- Rs 1,926
Train from Kankesanturai to Colombo Fort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–3,400
- Website
- Sri Lanka Railways
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,600–3,400
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–13,000
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to South Terminal Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 2,700–4,600
- Website
- National Express
- Website
- Magical Srilanka
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 6,170
- Schedules at
- Magical Srilanka
- Phone
- +94 70 311 0501
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 850–1,200
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- info@ntc.gov.lk
- Website
- National Transport Commission
Bus from Tissamaharama to Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 700–800
- Website
- National Transport Commission
- Schedules at
- NTC Schedules
- Standard
- Rs 700–800
- Semi Lux
- Rs 900–1,300
- Super Lux
- Rs 1,700–2,200
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