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Cheapest return fare
$1,491
Typical prices: $2,071-$2,594
Jetstar
Sat 7/11Sat 21/11
CHC - CMB • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
$730
Typical prices: $879-$1,207
China Eastern
Sun 12/7
AKL - CMB • 2 stops
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Cheap Flights to Bandaranaike Intl

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return 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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Recent return flight deals to Bandaranaike Intl

Sat, 7 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov
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09:15 - 17:50
CHC
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CMB
16h 05m
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23:05 - 17:40
CMB
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CHC
35h 05m
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$1,491Multiple Airlines
Mon, 27 Jul - Thu, 13 Aug
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CMB
28h 30m
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22:10 - 15:45
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AKL
35h 05m
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$1,624China Eastern
Sun, 12 Jul - Thu, 13 Aug
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CMB
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CMB
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AKL
35h 05m
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$1,627China Eastern
Tue, 14 Jul - Tue, 28 Jul
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AKL
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CMB
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22:10 - 17:30
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AKL
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$1,636China Eastern
Mon, 27 Jul - Thu, 13 Aug
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AKL
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$1,638China Eastern
Mon, 9 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov
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CMB
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AKL
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$1,647China Southern
Sat, 24 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov
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22:00 - 19:00
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CMB
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20:20 - 16:35
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AKL
36h 45m
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$1,654China Eastern
Sat, 7 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov
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CMB
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$1,702Jetstar
Tue, 8 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep
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20:35 - 15:35
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$11,269Emirates
Tue, 8 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Bandaranaike Intl

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 flight to Colombo?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Colombo was found on the route from Auckland, at $1,491 return. The most popular connection is from Christchurch to Colombo and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $1,491 in the last 3 days.

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 round-trip 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 August, where tickets cost $569 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $2,767 and $2,539 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is October with an average price of $569.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip 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 week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport Plane Tickets

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Cheapest flight$730
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (41% 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

  • What is the cheapest flight to Colombo?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Colombo was found on the route from Auckland, at $1,491 return. The most popular connection is from Christchurch to Colombo and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $1,491 in the last 3 days.

  • 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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Reviews of the 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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8.1Entertainment
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Food was terrible , uncomfortable seats, WiFi did not work, will never fly Singapore again.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2026
LAX - NRT
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Food was terrible , uncomfortable seats, WiFi did not work, will never fly Singapore again.

Never book through Kayak. They can offload booking to third parties that are completely horrible.

A little more room from the reclining seat in the front of me.

I felt that the whole experience went very smoothly. The aircraft was extremely clean and tidy on boarding. The cabin crew were beautifully turned out very, very efficient and were a credit to Singapore Airlines who are now my favourite carrier.

I find it was a bit hot before take off. If there is a way to improve the airflow it would be great

The seats were more narrow than at other lines. Food was mediocre (economy class)

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

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.

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

I cancelled my family 2023 international vacation because you guys double booked me with the same date, passengers, airlines and just hours difference and did not want to refund me at the right time and then finally cancelled the extra booking! Cancelling the booking that I personally booked! And you guys kept the unauthorized booking! This experience was really bad! Ruined everything! Never again I will book with kayak , me , my family , my friends and most importantly I will advocate to everyone to make sure not to book with Kayak! None existing customers service! Only 3rd provider that serve only their company and not the travelers!!!!!!

Plane was good. But food was bad and air host was so rude. I will never fly with China Eastern again

The ticket was last minute buy so no concerns about the pricing this time, but the crew in general could have been more accommodating, helpful.

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

Price is the main attraction. Staff is OK but difficult to communicate with them due to general lack of English. Food is truly abysmal, the main courses (4) were barely edible. The choices for breakfast served at 5:30 am prior to landing at Gatwick airport were Spaghetti Bolognese or seafood fried rice. Choices offered for all 4 mains were either something rice or noodles. Shanghai airport layover is much too long in a very poorly serviced airport. We were unable to use WiFi; private lounges required cash only payment with no ATM or cash exchange open.

I was surprised and appreciate that they actually served a hot meal on such a short, early morning flight. The check in and boarding was hassle free and most of all my Alliance Status / Code Share was recognized and the revelant courtesy was extended; other than some needed attention to detail concerning the cleanliness of the cabin, and some unnecessary aggressive wording their safety briefing, it was an overall pleasant flight, and I would certainly fly with them 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.

Couldn’t fly since they wouldn’t issue a boarding ticket. Something to do with not taking the departing flight since it was cancelled due to weather. No notice or anything about the trip being invalid. The app made it seem like I was all good for it. Never trusting travel agency

Surprised that the safety briefing was only conducted in Malay language and no English despite there are foreigners on board. MH should take safety more seriously.

OK seats comfortable, easy boarding/embarking, excellent connection to domestic Malaysia flight with baggage checked through without customs. Catering especially drinks borderline ok luckily less important aspect

The flight isn’t great, as the plane has faulty with light and noise. It blinks and make noise for 8hrs non stop! Causing health and sensory issues! Causing Hazard matter to all 3 babies that on bassinet seats. This matters affected 12 passengers and the most horrible flight I ever experience. Have been flying with MAS for more 30yrs and this is the worst! Very disappointed

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

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.

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!

I had purchased extra leg room for all legs of the flight but due to a delay in leaving Perth I was put on another flight but with Emirates. My luggage was initially lost but later found and my suitcase was broken. I ended up losing my upgrades

Flew business class. Our luggage was the last to arrive at the belt; 15 minutes after the last bag. Sigh.

Weren’t even given earphones to use the entertainment system

Worst than I expected, crew was not attentive, meal was as disgusting , they didn’t even drink selections as they would to other passengers. I felt discriminated

UA is ok. But check in was a very bad experience

Communication between the captain/crew and the passengers needs to be improved.

Food & service very good next I will pick up again

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced. Also, a cabin bag allows only 5kg!

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

It was simply bad and on top of that my luggage hasn't been delivered until now. They can't even localize it which is just unacceptable when they are supposed to scan the bar code they put when we check in

We bought premium Economy, thinking it would be more comfortable, but the seat is so narrow ,that my legs and feet are swollen , I can't wear shoes !

Flight was delayed for 2 hours for no reason, then we spent almost an hour after boarding because of the weather conditions. If we left on time we could avoid that 😾

Nice crew.flight delay fromBKK for some ground prep issue I guess, crew serve well to guest, and respect to guest as well. As usual AC is old,and nt much comert in compare to other rehional airliners.other than that.all good

Flight was on time.food is as usual good.Aircraft is old.old A320, seats aithout any display.crew serve well

When flying from Indian Sector, should be more prepared with Indian food

KAYAK Real time status update is not accurate.the flight inbound rejected and go around.and came back and land. Delay abt 30 min.still shows ontime.track ur self if u wana real time.and cabin crew s are nicer. Aircraft is jst ok.old airplane.and in midflight ,seems have some compressor issue.airconditioning was nt work properly either.I could litarary see guests were cheking if AC is working.bt on landing it start to gv cool.which probably some one intentionaly kept .which was so bad.even breathing was bit difficult.otjer than that.for me all ok.

This leg of the trip was smoother than compared to the initial trip. Sri Lankan Airlines still have much work to do to improve the overall travel experience.

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

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

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

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%

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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