Cheap flights from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Melbourne from $515

In general, March is the cheapest month to fly from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Melbourne. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,337. If you aren’t able to travel to Melbourne during the month of March, then flying in August is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $1,446.

Our data shows that Monday is the least expensive day to fly to Melbourne. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $1,646. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Melbourne on Friday is $1,737.

Fly from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to Melbourne for the best Colombo Bandaranaike Intl - Melbourne flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Melbourne from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Melbourne for around $1,565 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Melbourne from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport for as low as $1,258 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 25% of flights between Colombo and Melbourne have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 141 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, SriLankan Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 25% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of April 2026, there are 1 flights per day flying from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Melbourne. The most common time of day flights depart is 00:00, with 100% of flights taking off in the morning.

8 flights are operational weekly from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Melbourne as of April 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Wed, with 25% of flights per week taking off on this day.