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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
54h 40m2 stops
22:10 - 15:45CMB-AKL
35h 05m2 stops
$1,314China Eastern
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Fri, 6 Sep - Sun, 15 Sep
11:40 - 19:00AKL-CMB
38h 50m2 stops
20:20 - 19:30CMB-AKL
39h 40m2 stops
$1,390China Eastern
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Mon, 4 Nov - Mon, 18 Nov
09:00 - 23:30AKL-CMB
22h 00m2 stops
00:45 - 13:10CMB-AKL
28h 55m2 stops
$1,739Singapore Airlines
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Mon, 4 Nov - Sun, 17 Nov
00:25 - 22:55AKL-CMB
29h 00m1 stop
00:05 - 11:25CMB-AKL
28h 50m1 stop
$1,834Malaysia Airlines
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Thu, 5 Sep - Sat, 14 Sep
01:20 - 23:30AKL-CMB
29h 40m1 stop
00:45 - 13:10CMB-AKL
28h 55m2 stops
$1,892Singapore Airlines
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Sun, 3 Nov - Sun, 17 Nov
13:00 - 22:55AKL-CMB
16h 25m1 stop
00:05 - 11:25CMB-AKL
28h 50m1 stop
$1,946Malaysia Airlines
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Wed, 14 Aug - Sat, 7 Sep
01:20 - 23:30AKL-CMB
29h 40m1 stop
00:45 - 09:25CMB-AKL
25h 10m1 stop
$1,969Air New Zealand
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Sun, 3 Nov - Sun, 17 Nov
00:25 - 16:05AKL-CMB
22h 10m1 stop
00:25 - 00:05CMB-AKL
17h 10m1 stop
$2,015SriLankan Airlines
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Sat, 17 Aug - Thu, 19 Sep
01:20 - 23:30AKL-CMB
29h 40m1 stop
00:45 - 09:25CMB-AKL
25h 10m1 stop
$2,100Air New Zealand
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Fri, 17 Jan - Fri, 14 Feb
00:25 - 17:05AKL-CMB
23h 10m1 stop
00:25 - 00:05CMB-AKL
17h 10m1 stop
$2,122SriLankan Airlines
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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 $1,986. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where prices are $2,096 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 May, where tickets cost $1,649 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 $2,669 and $2,210 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is May with an average price of $1,649.

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 $1,729 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 $2,217.

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 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 29 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 Christchurch, which takes 22h 20m, Auckland, which takes 28h 30m, and Queenstown, which takes 38h 15m.

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October

High season

December

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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 Bandaranaike Intl Airport from central Colombo?

    There are 28 km between Colombo city centre and Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport.

  • 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.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Colombo?

    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 Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, 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, +48 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +49 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, +49 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +50 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, +47 more

Air Arabia, Air Canada, +48 more

Sunday

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +47 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +48 more

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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, +48 more

Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +49 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, +49 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +50 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, +47 more

Air Arabia, Air Canada, +48 more

Sunday

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, +47 more

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, +48 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.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1367 reviews
8.1Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.7Food
8.4Boarding
8.6Crew
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I was traveling with my 3 minor children, one leg I was seated two aisles behind them. On the longest leg I would have preferred sitting across the aisle from them, not behind. My youngest is 4yos. I understand airplane seating configurations are not the airlines problem but seating the one adult with a reservation apart from the minors was very difficult.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jul 2024SEA - LAX
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I was traveling with my 3 minor children, one leg I was seated two aisles behind them. On the longest leg I would have preferred sitting across the aisle from them, not behind. My youngest is 4yos. I understand airplane seating configurations are not the airlines problem but seating the one adult with a reservation apart from the minors was very difficult.

Awesome! Was impressed with the hospitality and the thoughtful services. The cabin attendants were superb.

Crews are not allowed to perform any service whenever the captain deems there’s a chance of turbulence. Even if it is perfectly smooth air.

They ran out of food for breakfast They did not offer tea or coffee The staff appeared very inexperienced The cabin was very cold, even with a blanket

Leg room and flight sound insulation is very bad. They broke 3 of my bags with bad handling

Crews were great but food not much selection just all tailored for Asian passengers.

Too many luggages for 1 passenger (4 bags) will make all the overhead luggage bins a challenge to fit them all. Some have oversized hand carry as in like back packer size bags shouldn’t be allowed as handcarry.

I had a great experience with Singapore airlines as always. The partner airline, Scoot was fine except my bag was misplaced during the shuffle. Ultimately, my baggage arrived intact. Attempting to inquire about my baggage was impossible.

plus: service and personal assistance minus: online check-in did not work

My experience with Scoot is very good. Will have no issue flying with Scoot again.

Gate agent was fantastic in Auckland. They wanted to charge me for my two bags even though I was gold member with United in Tonga. So I had to pay for an upgrade. The meals on both flights had no vegetarian option. The only one item the salad was not tasty at all. Good thing I had brought my own snacks. The bread was white roll which is so not healthy. I think New Zealand air can definitely improve their food offering.

Can you please process refund. Mum died and dad went to Pakistan to bury her after cancelling flight.

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.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

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

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

Perfect. The flight was on time and the crew were very friendly and helpful.

I was thrilled with the bottle of water, blanket, pillow, earphones, and little packet of toothbrush, toothpaste, earplugs. I was very satisfied with the meals and snacks and drinks. I alao was very grateful to have a seat that backs up against the lavatory, as it made it very easy to get to the bathroom without being jumped in line, as so often happens in the airplane. Of course that was just a random strike of luck, but it really made a difference.

The plane was delayed about 3 hours so anything else is immaterial

No internet on international flights in this dsy and age is bad.

The seats are too close together and are smaller than they used to be. Makes for a cramped experience.

flight delayed, wait in crowded gate. staff inattentive. had to remind them to get my coat from their closet. not many new movies, media choices were limited (nothing compared to Emirates.) Lounge was crowded

All things were below standard. There were 2 crew on the flights but didn't ask for water. The flight connection was poor for 4 hours.

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

It was a 2-hour flight so they didn't have much time for serving food. There was some turbulence so they could not serve hot coffee or tea for the safety reason. Good service, good tasting food, nice plane, a little bit of delay.

The IFE is quite unconvenient if using our own device. Not all passenger brought their own earphone/headphone.

Ok, but legspace on MH0127 from Kul to Per was too small. It was not possible to tilt my seat which I don't understand because the seat in front of my could do it. So I didn't rest on the flight. Also, the crew was probably understaffed because it took very long time to take trash after the meal. Everything very different from the flight with Malaysian Airlines from London to KL.

Service / food has to be much better. Staff were not very attentive to requests. Requested for a second serve of coke and got a weird look back from the host! Was also told they don’t have extra water bottles when I requested for one before sleep! Dinner time food was very minimum and average.

An overnight Doha to KL. Great sleep, good service and tasty food in business class

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

The cabin was quite noisy as there were lots of children travelling for the school holidays. Found the selection of movies limited.

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.

Flight was delayed for more than 3 hours, food was mediocre, seat didn’t recline

For the price we paid, I couldn’t complain. Was good value for money. Service was excellent but food was mediocre. Crew were excellent and spoke English. You will never go hungry. The food was ample but was mediocre. Entertainment limited and wifi doesn’t all allow you to access some social media. The best part was comfortable seats and bed (business class) with a screen to close out the rest of the cabin.

Good airline for the price. The Air stewardess are great, nothing is to much trouble. Will use again.

Great staff and food. Seats pretty uncomfortable but plenty of legroom. Entertainment system outdated.

Gatwick London-Shanghai -Bangkok.. Would have liked entertainment screens, but I know these planes are not that new. Cheap flights at the time of booking, Emirates wanted double so you get what you paid for. I would fly again with them, but if Emirates was the same price I would go with them.

We were cutting it close on our connecting flight and notified all staff at departing gate and flight attendants. From the start, we were told to check in with the international transfer desk by everyone, except for one lady who wanted to argue the time difference that was already taken into account. We also asked if we could try to exit the plane first (our family of 4 and 8 others on the same connecting flight). They just told us to check in with international transfers. We landed and had very little time to make our next flight. We were not offered any assistance or communication to the receiving gate. We ran all the way to the international transfers gate only to be turned away. I think we could have made it if we were allowed to exit and a call was made to other check in counter. After that we spent 6 grueling hours with our kids trying to rebook a flight. No food of any type of compensation was offered besides a dirty hotel room. The ladies with China Eastern at the Shanghai International counter were rude an unhelpful. We were directed to 3 different counters and waited before they said they forgot about a hotel. It was a long, miserable day. I believe this could have all been avoided.

The landings were smooth . Being unable to check-in online was terribly stressful and the queue at Haneda exemely long. We paid extra for window seats and did not get them.

Flight was fine, however we were not able to check in online, this adds to travel stress. Luckily check-in at Heathrow was quick, but we did not get the seats we paid extra for. We paid for a window and 2 aisle seats from Shanghai to Tokyo leg, but they changed us to middle seats. Not good :(

You’re in the three parts of my life, the China Eastern air crew remembered and wish me happy birthday. I was given pastries on two different occasions and a complementary drink. The stew is wish me happy birthday and gave me a birthday card. Everything was first class. Thank you.

Again, I was presented with birthday pastries two times as a celebrated my birthday on both legs of my trip. I will keep flying to China using China Eastern airlines. As they made this trip a special one thank you.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Colombo found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/9Fri
2 stopsChina Eastern
54h 40mAKL-CMB
15/9Sun
2 stopsChina Eastern
35h 05mCMB-AKL
$1,314
4/11Mon
2 stopsChina Eastern
38h 50mAKL-CMB
18/11Mon
2 stopsChina Eastern
39h 40mCMB-AKL
$1,390
4/11Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
22h 00mAKL-CMB
17/11Sun
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
28h 55mCMB-AKL
$1,739
5/9Thu
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
29h 00mAKL-CMB
14/9Sat
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
28h 50mCMB-AKL
$1,834
3/11Sun
1 stopSingapore Airlines
29h 40mAKL-CMB
17/11Sun
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
28h 55mCMB-AKL
$1,892
14/8Wed
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
16h 25mAKL-CMB
7/9Sat
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
28h 50mCMB-AKL
$1,946
3/11Sun
1 stopAir New Zealand
29h 40mAKL-CMB
17/11Sun
1 stopAir New Zealand
25h 10mCMB-AKL
$1,969
17/8Sat
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
22h 10mAKL-CMB
19/9Thu
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
17h 10mCMB-AKL
$2,015
17/1Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
29h 40mAKL-CMB
14/2Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
25h 10mCMB-AKL
$2,100
20/8Tue
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
23h 10mAKL-CMB
27/8Tue
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
17h 10mCMB-AKL
$2,122

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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.
21/9Sat
2 stops
31h 45mZQN-CMB
$711
21/9Sat
3 stops
47h 05mZQN-CMB
$742
28/7Sun
1 stop
22h 45mAKL-CMB
$876
28/8Wed
1 stop
22h 45mAKL-CMB
$881
27/8Tue
1 stop
23h 10mAKL-CMB
$1,062
21/9Sat
1 stop
32h 15mZQN-CMB
$1,201
27/8Tue
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
29h 00mAKL-CMB
$1,211
27/8Tue
3 stops
23h 35mAKL-CMB
$1,250

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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.
27/7Sat
multi-stop
23h 35mAKL-CMB
28/7Sun
multi-stop
36h 45mCMB-AKL
$3,148
27/7Sat
multi-stop
22h 10mAKL-CMB
28/7Sun
multi-stop
36h 45mCMB-AKL
$3,221
28/7Sun
multi-stop
17h 55mAKL-CMB
28/7Sun
multi-stop
52h 20mCMB-AKL
$4,284

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