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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Bandaranaike Intl that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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21:00 - 21:10AKL-CMB
30h 40m3 stops
22:10 - 15:45CMB-AKL
35h 05m3 stops
$1,342China Eastern
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Thu, 30 May - Thu, 6 Jun
21:00 - 21:10AKL-CMB
30h 40m3 stops
20:30 - 15:45CMB-AKL
36h 45m1 stop
$1,364China Eastern
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Sat, 1 Jun - Sat, 8 Jun
20:00 - 22:25AKL-CMB
32h 55m1 stop
00:25 - 00:05CMB-AKL
17h 10m1 stop
$1,828SriLankan Airlines
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Wed, 15 May - Sat, 18 May
06:25 - 21:30CHC-CMB
45h 35m2 stops
01:10 - 12:55CMB-CHC
29h 15m2 stops
$1,832Qantas Airways
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Tue, 23 Jul - Thu, 15 Aug
06:05 - 21:30CHC-CMB
21h 55m2 stops
12:15 - 14:50CMB-CHC
20h 05m2 stops
$1,835Qantas Airways
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Wed, 8 May - Wed, 15 May
09:00 - 23:35AKL-CMB
21h 05m2 stops
00:50 - 14:25CMB-AKL
30h 05m2 stops
$1,835Singapore Airlines
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Sat, 14 Sep - Mon, 14 Oct
20:00 - 22:25AKL-CMB
32h 55m1 stop
00:25 - 00:05CMB-AKL
17h 10m1 stop
$1,843SriLankan Airlines
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Thu, 23 May - Sun, 26 May
09:00 - 23:35AKL-CMB
21h 05m2 stops
00:50 - 14:25CMB-AKL
31h 05m2 stops
$1,882Singapore Airlines
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Sat, 17 Aug - Wed, 28 Aug
00:25 - 22:55AKL-CMB
29h 00m1 stop
00:05 - 22:50CMB-AKL
16h 15m1 stop
$1,891Malaysia Airlines
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Tue, 21 May - Fri, 14 Jun
00:25 - 22:55AKL-CMB
29h 00m1 stop
00:05 - 22:50CMB-AKL
16h 15m1 stop
$2,333Malaysia Airlines
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Thu, 6 Jun - Sun, 16 Jun

Flights to Bandaranaike Intl - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Bandaranaike Intl to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Colombo?

The average price of all flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Colombo is Monday where tickets can be as cheap as $1,932. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are $2,044 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is October, where tickets cost $1,722 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $2,933 and $2,774 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is October with an average price of $1,722.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

The average price for all flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is generally at night, when flights cost $1,796 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,323.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 88 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

The duration of your flight to Colombo depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Colombo on KAYAK are from Auckland, which takes 20h 30m, Christchurch, which takes 29h 10m, and Queenstown, which takes 31h 45m.

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October

High season

December

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When to book flights to Bandaranaike Intl

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FAQs - booking Colombo flights

  • How far is Colombo from central Colombo?

    There are 28 km between Colombo city centre and Colombo.

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    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Colombo up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Find which airlines fly direct to Bandaranaike Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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New Zealand to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Monday

Air Arabia, Air Canada, Air China, +44 more

Air Arabia, Air Canada, +45 more

Tuesday

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air Canada, +45 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +46 more

Wednesday

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air Canada, +46 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +47 more

Thursday

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +46 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +47 more

Friday

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air Canada, +46 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +47 more

Saturday

Air Arabia, Air Canada, Air China, +46 more

Air Arabia, Air Canada, +47 more

Sunday

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +44 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +45 more

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Direct returns

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to New Zealand

Monday

Air Arabia, Air Canada, Air China, +44 more

Air Arabia, Air Canada, +45 more

Tuesday

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air Canada, +45 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +46 more

Wednesday

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air Canada, +46 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +47 more

Thursday

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +46 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +47 more

Friday

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air Canada, +46 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +47 more

Saturday

Air Arabia, Air Canada, Air China, +46 more

Air Arabia, Air Canada, +47 more

Sunday

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +44 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +45 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Bandaranaike Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Colombo. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to Colombo. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Bandaranaike Intl? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Air New ZealandOverall score based on 640 reviews
7.7Food
8.4Boarding
8.8Crew
8.1Comfort
7.9Entertainment
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

8.0 ExcellentMichelle, Apr 2024NPL - AKL
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

All was good, the only thing was it didn't run on time.

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

Good food and entertainment options. Great Staff that were all welcoming and caregiving.

Flight was canceled due to technical issue shortly before the check-in counters opened. Passengers were rebooked on a flight three days later. Request to be accommodated on Air Tahiti Nui could not be processed. Customer service sorted out the refund after calling and being put on hold for almost an hour.

Carring crew, nice ambiance of the cabin, comfortable beds, good food well served. We liked everything.

2 of the 6 economy toilets were out of order. Drinks were not offered often enough - you have to order on-screen, which is often unavailable. Snacks and Milo ran out very early. Crew was fine but I think there was a sticking issue

All in all the flight was good. Love the fact that for airline food it was piping hot

I commend the flight attendants on our SFO-SIN flight who went above and beyond to provide us with extra snacks and food. This type of service makes the flight experience personal and awesome.

I requested an aisle seat and got a middle seat The flight gate was changed and the flight was delayed

Cabin Crew always friendly and helpful. Seating cramped - foul smelling from toilets, high risk of disease. Guard personal property such as expensive sunglasses Coffee always awful and cold Meal trays toddler sized Not worth the extra cost to fly SQ - use a budget airline, same if not better experience

When boarding, after business class should be premium economy, but economy class already lined-up at the gate blocking premium economy to board. Singapore airline crew should done a better job to organize this chaos :( Thank you.

Wonderful service, planes and interior in great condition, very pleasant experience

Every thing was fine. Some ild classical Hindi movies should be add

A pc of cake or biscuit at least. The airport was like a maze need to take another bus to the main terminal to immigration.

They close their counter so early. I had internet issues so I couldn’t check In online . I would have made the flight but their counter was closed 5 minutes before we arrived. No way of contacting them even though I had the confirmation number and tried to check in the night before on someone else’s phone. I tried calling their customer service with no pick up. Horrible experience, I’m very unhappy with them. I hope to never fly with them ever again. It costed me almost $900.

Transfer within the same terminal and lots of facilities at the airport.

Flight delay was informed at the last minute. Food quality is not up to Qantas standard I was unable to book an online boarding pass on any of my 6 flights.

Amazing! Was put on the earlier flight and I requested for an aisle seat and was given it. Thanks Qantas!

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Business lounge in Melbourne mediocre. Look at Emirates or Qatar, Qantas! Great friendly crew. Food was good but Emirates is a level above. Business seat good. But can’t compare to Qatar. Main reason for booking Qantas is loyalty and terrific connection via Perth to LHR.

Don’t like last minute airline change. Not able to choose seat earlier.

It was nice having space in the way back where it thinned out with passengers, most folks in the far back were able to lay down and sleep. That was a pleasant surprise. Made the 15 hr flight go by pretty smooth, watching a few movies and resting. I had previously never used an airplane toilet, but finally used one. It wasn't too bad. All workers were very helpful and friendly. Their hospitality was welcomed as well

My bag didn’t make it but otherwise it was a great experience.

I travelled first class from LAX to MEL and it was a series of disasters which I put down to lax staff who dont care and a suck it attitude to customers - its all lip service and no delivery. The flight was delayed due to aircraft refuellers putting on 300,000 litres of fuel on a 380Q1. I entered via the first class bridge loaded my bags in the overhead locker. the lady in the next isle in first class also had hers in there as she wasn't allocated a locker over her seat. The attendant asked would I like a champagne - I said yes please. he promptly delivered a empty glass and the glass left on the desk. Then he ignored me for 20 minutes. When i asked him is he out of champagne he gave me the usual rubbish I was distracted. There are four staff and 15 first class passengers - give me a break. the glass stayed there on takeoff and then was still there 9 hours into the flight. When I arrived to my seat I told him I had eaten and wouldn't be eating on the flight - it was 10.30pm. Yet he comes by later 4am ( I happen to be awake) and says are you eating with us? I asked for the bed to be made up - they put a 3 inch 7cm mattress on the chair but as usual the break in the chair - the mattress sinks into it - so I had to move it around so I didnt get my back sunk in the V - Im 187cm tall. The cabinet next to 1K is for staff bags and the toilet is next door. I tried to avoid this seat but couldn't change - in to the flight 8 hours and the cabin rest change over kicks in - this attendant is shining his torch in my eyes taking out and returning his bag. Then the toilet starts flushing and forget trying to get to sleep. Yet no-one else needed torch! 11 hours into the 15.5 hour flight I ask for breakfast - I order two poached eggs, bacon on multigrain toast, tomatos and mushrooms. I get no bacon or toast and have to order it and the eggs are cold. Then I order a coffee which is so badly spilled - and not by air turbulence she brings back a serviette and replaces the first one rather than providing a clean dry saucer! First class in Qantas is a joke as the staff just don't get the meaning of prompt service and attention to detail. I will fly business class rather than first on Qantas as its better value for money but I have been very impressed with United First Polaris and given I fly internationally every month this is going to be my choice.

Short flight. Needed a smart phone to watch any movie.

They actually held the plane for a few minutes and had someone at the escalators from Qantas checking to see if we were almost at the gate and radioed ahead to tell them that we were on our way. We called down to the person and gave her our names, coming as fast as we could.

chaos boarding. Crew in business class seemed short staffed and lacking in attention to details initially, but did improve during flight.

Delayed, not enough information. Had to ask for refreshments, crew could have been more proactive

The best so far coz this time it was all male steward on the economy cluster. They were polite, efficient & genuinely courteous. They do not judge you when you ask for more food & peanuts.

Delayed for 45 minutes. Don't know what's the issue. Other than that, food was not to my satisfaction. However it's okay.

My experience with the flight was okay. My experience checking in was absolutely terrible. I was told I needed to change my e-ticket number to check in because I missed my flight in PDX. Even when shown the itinerary, they didn't budge and sent me to KLM across the airport. KLM wasn't open until 8pm and my flight was at 7:30pm. Nobody made accommodations in any way to get me to KUL. To add insult to injury, they rescheduled my flight to the very next day, creating a very long layover and did not offer any hotel stay. After this, even worse, I found out later they delayed the first 7:30pm flight to 9:10pm. Meaning, I could have still boarded but they refused to even try to get me on the plane. As a result, I missed a day of work and lost pay for the day. Also, when I went to get my luggage, it wasn't there. It was STILL in Singapore. They had from 5:30pm to 5am to get my luggage onto the plane and they still couldn't get that right. This is the worst experience I've had flying anywhere in the past decade I've been travelling.

Entertainment system was too old, crew were unorganised during boarding

No recognition for one World Emerald member. Business class seat has flat bed

No recognition for one World Emerald member. I got row 1 in business class and it was pathetic. No leg space, cramped space, less recline

Flight from Shanghai to Kuala Luumpur delay byy 3.5hrs with no real explanation.

Cabin crew as always are leaps and bounds the crowning glory of MH. Friendliness and natural warmth are such incredible traits. Food was very good on this flight also; and flexibility in meal time to accomodate rest was a plus point. Early arrival and landing as the first morning inbound at T4 LHR meant I was off the plane and in the queue for an Uber in less than 15 minutes!

Very good crew, very efficient. Unfortunately not all items listed in duty free catalog were available.

Many changes need to be addressed from airport check in to flight departure. If they observe other major airlines, then they can expect what Sri Lankan airlines need to update their procedures.

Very professional and well managed. On time, great staff and comfortable.

Smooth takeoff and landing. Best service experience in all our travels over the years. Caring and attentive crew. Loved our flight to and fro.

not looking like a national flag carrier.. both the ground team and flight team are far from being kind and helpful. Not sure what's wrong.

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Terrible experience. Unexpected wait due to staff delay was not taken proper care. Food inflight could be better where as flight attendees on flight hospitality was 100%

Aircraft used fir this route was pretty old. Seats 💺 were hard & difficult to reclaim although it was flat bed

Because of the bubble agreement b/w India and Srilanka, I was not allowed to board the flight to Columbo. My experience about airport representatives was good. They were through in their job and saved my family from getting stuck in Columbo (as I would not be able to fly to Doha because of bubble agreement). So by their prompt attention, such a catastrophe was avoided. For this reason, even without flying with them, I would rate them 7/10.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Colombo found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
30/5Thu
3 stopsChina Eastern
30h 40mAKL-CMB
6/6Thu
3 stopsChina Eastern
35h 05mCMB-AKL
$1,342
1/6Sat
3 stopsChina Eastern
30h 40mAKL-CMB
8/6Sat
1 stopChina Eastern
36h 45mCMB-AKL
$1,364
15/5Wed
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
32h 55mAKL-CMB
18/5Sat
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
17h 10mCMB-AKL
$1,828
23/7Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
45h 35mCHC-CMB
15/8Thu
2 stopsQantas Airways
29h 15mCMB-CHC
$1,832
8/5Wed
2 stopsQantas Airways
21h 55mCHC-CMB
15/5Wed
2 stopsQantas Airways
20h 05mCMB-CHC
$1,835
14/9Sat
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
21h 05mAKL-CMB
14/10Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
30h 05mCMB-AKL
$1,835
23/5Thu
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
32h 55mAKL-CMB
26/5Sun
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
17h 10mCMB-AKL
$1,843
17/8Sat
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
21h 05mAKL-CMB
28/8Wed
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
31h 05mCMB-AKL
$1,882
21/5Tue
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
29h 00mAKL-CMB
14/6Fri
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
16h 15mCMB-AKL
$1,891
6/6Thu
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
29h 00mAKL-CMB
16/6Sun
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
16h 15mCMB-AKL
$2,333

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Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Colombo found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
2/7Tue
2 stops
24h 05mCHC-CMB
$613
1/7Mon
2 stops
31h 45mZQN-CMB
$638
18/6Tue
3 stops
32h 00mCHC-CMB
$668
2/7Tue
3 stops
36h 40mCHC-CMB
$712
7/6Fri
3 stopsEmirates
43h 00mAKL-CMB
$1,355
6/6Thu
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
22h 10mAKL-CMB
$1,399
6/6Thu
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
22h 10mAKL-CMB
$1,409
8/6Sat
3 stopsEmirates
46h 30mAKL-CMB
$1,463
8/6Sat
3 stopsEmirates
46h 30mAKL-CMB
$1,471
7/6Fri
3 stopsEmirates
42h 45mAKL-CMB
$1,736

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Colombo that are departing in the next 10 days.
8/5Wed
multi-stop
22h 30mCHC-CMB
14/5Tue
multi-stop
17h 25mCMB-CHC
$1,618
8/5Wed
multi-stopQantas Airways
21h 55mCHC-CMB
15/5Wed
multi-stopQantas Airways
20h 05mCMB-CHC
$1,835
8/5Wed
multi-stopQantas Airways
21h 55mCHC-CMB
14/5Tue
multi-stopQantas Airways
31h 45mCMB-CHC
$1,882
8/5Wed
multi-stop
22h 30mCHC-CMB
15/5Wed
multi-stop
42h 55mCMB-CHC
$1,965
8/5Wed
multi-stop
21h 50mCHC-CMB
15/5Wed
multi-stop
42h 40mCMB-CHC
$2,088
8/5Wed
multi-stop
46h 20mCHC-CMB
15/5Wed
multi-stop
42h 40mCMB-CHC
$2,108
8/5Wed
multi-stopEmirates
36h 35mCHC-CMB
14/5Tue
multi-stopEmirates
38h 45mCMB-CHC
$2,283
8/5Wed
multi-stop
22h 30mCHC-CMB
14/5Tue
multi-stop
40h 15mCMB-CHC
$2,305

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