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Find cheap flights to Colombo from $621

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Cheap flight deals to Bandaranaike Intl

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.
21:00 - 19:00AKL-CMB
28h 30m1 stop
20:30 - 15:45CMB-AKL
36h 45m1 stop
$1,199China Eastern
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Wed, 15 May - Sun, 19 May
21:00 - 19:00AKL-CMB
28h 30m1 stop
20:30 - 15:45CMB-AKL
36h 45m1 stop
$1,253China Eastern
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Wed, 22 May - Wed, 19 Jun
21:00 - 19:00AKL-CMB
28h 30m1 stop
20:30 - 15:45CMB-AKL
36h 45m1 stop
$1,299China Eastern
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Wed, 15 May - Sun, 19 May
13:00 - 22:55AKL-CMB
16h 25m1 stop
00:25 - 11:25CMB-AKL
28h 30m1 stop
$1,600Malaysia Airlines
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Thu, 2 May - Tue, 14 May
00:25 - 22:55AKL-CMB
29h 00m1 stop
00:05 - 22:50CMB-AKL
16h 15m1 stop
$1,649Malaysia Airlines
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Thu, 6 Jun - Sun, 16 Jun
00:25 - 17:05AKL-CMB
23h 10m1 stop
00:25 - 00:05CMB-AKL
17h 10m1 stop
$1,948SriLankan Airlines
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Tue, 7 May - Tue, 21 May
00:25 - 09:55AKL-CMB
16h 00m1 stop
00:25 - 00:05CMB-AKL
16h 10m1 stop
$1,953SriLankan Airlines
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Mon, 9 Sep - Wed, 9 Oct
06:25 - 21:30CHC-CMB
46h 35m2 stops
01:10 - 23:55CMB-CHC
40h 15m2 stops
$2,383Qantas Airways
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Fri, 5 Apr - Mon, 8 Apr
05:45 - 23:35CHC-CMB
24h 20m2 stops
00:50 - 09:30CMB-CHC
26h 10m1 stop
$2,498Air New Zealand
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Sun, 19 May - Mon, 20 May
10:50 - 23:35CHC-CMB
19h 15m1 stop
00:50 - 09:30CMB-CHC
26h 10m1 stop
$3,352Air New Zealand
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Sun, 19 May - Mon, 20 May

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 Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as $1,915. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are $2,059 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 $1,680 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 $2,861 and $2,706 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is October with an average price of $1,680.

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 $1,813 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 $2,417.

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 16h 05m, Queenstown, which takes 16h 55m, and Christchurch, which takes 22h 30m.

How many long-haul flights are there to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport each week?

Each week there are around 52 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), 291 medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) and 314 short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport. The most long-haul flights depart from London.

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Low season

October

High season

December

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$621
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (33% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights to Bandaranaike Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Bandaranaike Intl based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Colombo?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Colombo.

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Colombo is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Colombo?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Colombo with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Colombo?

    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.

Direct departures

New Zealand to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Monday

Air Arabia, Air Canada, Air China, +41 more

Air Arabia, Air Canada, +42 more

Tuesday

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +43 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +44 more

Wednesday

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air Canada, +42 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +43 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, +42 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +43 more

Saturday

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

Air Arabia, Air Canada, +45 more

Sunday

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +42 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +43 more

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Direct returns

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to New Zealand

Monday

Air Arabia, Air Canada, Air China, +41 more

Air Arabia, Air Canada, +42 more

Tuesday

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +43 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +44 more

Wednesday

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air Canada, +42 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +43 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, +42 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +43 more

Saturday

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

Air Arabia, Air Canada, +45 more

Sunday

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +42 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +43 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Bandaranaike Intl

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 KAYAK reviews.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1520 reviews
87crew
83overall
78food
81comfort
82entertainment
84boarding
Airline reviews

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

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

The premium economy seats were not that great. It could have been more premium than economy seats.

People were so nice! Economy seats were small and cramped feeling for me. I’m slender and 6 feet tall

The singapore airline now compared before covid, I like the service before covid. SQ was the best of all airlines but now I am going to look for different airline if I am travelling in asia.

Perfect experience from boarding through to leaving the flight, comfortable and personalised service from all staff, highly recommended

They are great with every aspect of customer service. Helped my elderly father and aided him with using the restroom.

Very slow check in. Food poor and some of the special meals offered were not available. Luggage then didnt arrive and still waiting for news 48 hours later

Check in was snails pace, only 1 of the luggage screen was working so long lines, an hour to check in Nobody seemed to want to fix the issue Flight was 45 minutes late Scoot is a mini sized plane ( sardine class plane), literally felt slammed between people

Left hr late & arrived 1hr late luggage was slow to be offloaded! The flight crew & food were good! Movie selection was ok!

The male traveller seated in the row in front diagonally opposite my husbands seat across the aisle as soon as the seatbelt sign went off moved across the aisle into the seat in front of my husband for the entire journey from London to Singapore he had his seat reclined and pushed back and the seat touching my husbands knees for the entire journey from London to Singapore. very uncomfortable for my husband.

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!

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

Flight attendants are always pleasant and helpful. Pilot kept us updated.

No refunds for flights that I could not take due to Covid restrictions

Pros: "The crew was very very attentive. Asked if we wanted water at least 4 times in the first 3 hours of the 12 hour flight before bed. (Red eye flight) They did there jobs well."
Cons: "The dinner choices have been exactly the same for many years now. It’s probably time to bring the menu up to the times again. Food wasn’t bad but it does need a refresh."

Boarding was terrible - the ground staff member Fredeya at lax was more military than customer service, have never encountered a customer service representative as rude as her. Apart from that all other staff were wonderful and the flight was good.

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

I was in premium economy. My seat didn’t recline much - it was broken. My phone charger didn’t work.

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.

I find the food in business class is just old and boring, it was once good but now just trying to hard to be "on Trend" with plant based for the minority of people, while those people can order a special meal anyway, while the majority have to suffer and loose a choice. only 2 choices for entree one boring plant based and 4 for main which two were seafood, one was plant based and one meat dish.

Overall a positive experience. As long as you are not connecting-I found the discount offered by Kayak and the customer service to be very good.

large seats was good. delayed flight, no food, no entertainment. plane was not cleaned, see rubbish from prior flights

The flight was delayed more than half an hour. The checked baggage took ages to be offloaded from the flight. It is also a "full service" flight for two hours over lunch time - served a crappy packet of biscuits for the inflight snack!

Ok flight, except for the lack of a clean airplane. The obvious quick turn around in schedule means that Qantas hasn’t allowed enough time to clean the plane from previous flight. So food scraps and old packaging is nearly always found around the seat and seat pocket. Not to mention the walls and all fixtures.

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 first course flight (Aor-Kul) was cancelled in the morning, and they asked me to board the night flight hence I need to transit overnight for the 2nd flight (Kul-Myy) that supposed to be on the same day. The overnight stay was not provided, (I'm traveling with my spouse, a daughter (5 y.o.) and an infant (2 months old). Hence I booked Sama Sama Hotel at my own expense (fortunately using my enrich miles points). Other than this issue, all services is good.

Orange juice change to mineral water . Should keep the orange juice.

Entertainment system was too old, crew were unorganised during boarding

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

Legs space in the business class cabin is too small and pillow is dirty!

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

Elderly individual shud be given priority to board the plane together with passengers with children and disabled. Otherwise things are OK.

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.

Kayak company fake total I m not travel my payment reverse plzzz my credit card

I m not good serves poor serves I m m fake company kayak ok plzz my help my ticket cancel my tripe ok

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.
15/5Wed
1 stopChina Eastern
28h 30mAKL-CMB
19/5Sun
1 stopChina Eastern
36h 45mCMB-AKL
$1,199
22/5Wed
1 stopChina Eastern
28h 30mAKL-CMB
19/6Wed
1 stopChina Eastern
36h 45mCMB-AKL
$1,253
15/5Wed
1 stopChina Eastern
28h 30mAKL-CMB
19/5Sun
1 stopChina Eastern
36h 45mCMB-AKL
$1,299
2/5Thu
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
16h 25mAKL-CMB
14/5Tue
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
28h 30mCMB-AKL
$1,600
6/6Thu
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
29h 00mAKL-CMB
16/6Sun
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
16h 15mCMB-AKL
$1,649
7/5Tue
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
23h 10mAKL-CMB
21/5Tue
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
17h 10mCMB-AKL
$1,948
9/9Mon
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
16h 00mAKL-CMB
9/10Wed
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
16h 10mCMB-AKL
$1,953
5/4Fri
2 stopsQantas Airways
46h 35mCHC-CMB
8/4Mon
2 stopsQantas Airways
40h 15mCMB-CHC
$2,383
19/5Sun
2 stopsAir New Zealand
24h 20mCHC-CMB
20/5Mon
1 stopAir New Zealand
26h 10mCMB-CHC
$2,498
19/5Sun
1 stopAir New Zealand
19h 15mCHC-CMB
20/5Mon
1 stopAir New Zealand
26h 10mCMB-CHC
$3,352

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
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.
17/5Fri
2 stops
31h 45mAKL-CMB
$621
17/5Fri
3 stops
43h 30mAKL-CMB
$624
17/4Wed
3 stops
43h 30mAKL-CMB
$696
15/8Thu
2 stopsChina Eastern
30h 40mAKL-CMB
$841
16/5Thu
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
29h 00mAKL-CMB
$906
6/6Thu
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
29h 00mAKL-CMB
$1,048
28/6Fri
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
19h 05mAKL-CMB
$1,131
16/4Tue
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
23h 10mAKL-CMB
$1,432
24/3Sun
1 stopSingapore Airlines
19h 00mCHC-CMB
$2,182
23/3Sat
1 stopSingapore Airlines
43h 00mCHC-CMB
$2,296

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Last minute flights to Bandaranaike Intl

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.
20/3Wed
multi-stopChina Eastern
28h 30mAKL-CMB
27/3Wed
multi-stopChina Eastern
36h 40mCMB-AKL
$1,657
19/3Tue
multi-stop
22h 05mAKL-CMB
1/4Mon
multi-stop
37h 05mCMB-AKL
$1,849
23/3Sat
multi-stopSriLankan Airlines
38h 15mAKL-CMB
30/3Sat
multi-stopSriLankan Airlines
16h 10mCMB-AKL
$2,281
23/3Sat
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
29h 15mAKL-CMB
23/9Mon
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
16h 15mCMB-AKL
$2,348
21/3Thu
multi-stopQantas Airways
21h 20mAKL-CMB
27/3Wed
multi-stopQantas Airways
22h 05mCMB-AKL
$2,391
23/3Sat
multi-stopQantas Airways
24h 55mAKL-CMB
30/3Sat
multi-stopQantas Airways
18h 15mCMB-AKL
$2,426
21/3Thu
multi-stopSriLankan Airlines
15h 35mAKL-CMB
30/3Sat
multi-stopSriLankan Airlines
16h 10mCMB-AKL
$2,473
20/3Wed
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
16h 35mAKL-CMB
1/4Mon
multi-stopMalaysia Airlines
16h 15mCMB-AKL
$2,478
22/3Fri
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
29h 45mAKL-CMB
24/9Tue
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
29h 00mCMB-AKL
$2,958
22/3Fri
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
15h 45mAKL-CMB
28/3Thu
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
29h 05mCMB-AKL
$3,718

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