How long does it take to fly to Colombo?

The average flight duration from Queensland to Colombo depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from Brisbane to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 13h 25m on average, while flying from Townsville to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 20h on average. Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is the most popular airport in Colombo.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Queensland to Colombo?

China Eastern and Emirates are the most popular carriers operating from Queensland to Colombo

Which airlines fly to Colombo?

Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Qantas Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Colombo from Queensland according to our data. Singapore Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 57% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Colombo. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Colombo on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Queensland to Colombo?

Prices for flights from Queensland to Colombo refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Queensland to Colombo?

The number of operators available for flights from Queensland to Colombo is 8 as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Queensland to Colombo?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Queensland to Colombo.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Colombo?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Colombo can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Colombo. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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08:30 - 23:35BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

00:40 - 07:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

25h 50m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$1,051Malaysia Airlines

Sun, 28 Feb - Mon, 15 Mar

08:30 - 23:35BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

00:40 - 07:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

25h 50m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$1,051Malaysia Airlines

Sat, 27 Feb - Mon, 15 Mar

14:35 - 23:30BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

13h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

10:25 - 08:20CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

17h 25m2 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Melbourne

$1,063Multiple Airlines

Sat, 20 Feb - Sat, 6 Mar

11:05 - 19:00BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

36h 25m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

20:30 - 09:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

32h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,071China Eastern

Sat, 26 Sep - Mon, 19 Oct

11:05 - 19:00BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

36h 25m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

22:10 - 09:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

30h 20m2 stops Kunming Changshui Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,073China Eastern

Sat, 26 Sep - Mon, 19 Oct

18:10 - 23:30BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

33h 50m1 stop Singapore Changi

00:45 - 10:45CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

29h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi

$1,074Singapore Airlines

Mon, 1 Mar - Sun, 14 Mar

09:05 - 23:30BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

18h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

00:45 - 16:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

35h 40m1 stop Singapore Changi

$1,085Singapore Airlines

Sat, 20 Feb - Fri, 5 Mar

00:50 - 23:25BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

27h 05m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

00:45 - 10:45CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

29h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$1,103Cathay Pacific

Mon, 26 Oct - Wed, 11 Nov

12:15 - 23:25BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

15h 40m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

00:45 - 10:45CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

29h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$1,135Cathay Pacific

Wed, 3 Mar - Sat, 13 Mar

11:35 - 10:10BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

27h 05m2 stops Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

01:35 - 10:15CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

28h 10m2 stops Singapore Changi Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl

$1,153Multiple Airlines

Tue, 27 Oct - Wed, 11 Nov

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12:20 - 23:30BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

15h 40m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

00:50 - 10:50CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

29h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$1,285Cathay Pacific

Thu, 10 Sep - Sat, 12 Sep

11:20 - 16:00BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

33h 10m2 stops Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl Kuala Lumpur Intl

12:15 - 10:05CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

41h 20m2 stops Singapore Changi Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl

$1,288Multiple Airlines

Thu, 10 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep

12:20 - 23:30BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

15h 40m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

00:50 - 20:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

38h 40m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Melbourne

$1,374Cathay Pacific

Thu, 10 Sep - Sat, 12 Sep

11:05 - 21:10BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

62h 35m3 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Ji'an Ji An/Jing Gang Shan Kunming Changshui

22:10 - 09:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

54h 20m3 stops Kunming Changshui Hengyang Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,652China Eastern

Sun, 6 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

11:05 - 21:10BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

38h 35m3 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Changsha Huanghua Intl Kunming Changshui

09:10 - 05:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

40h 15m2 stops Chennai Singapore Changi

$1,685Multiple Airlines

Fri, 11 Sep - Sat, 14 Nov

23:30 - 21:55BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

26h 55m3 stops Ho Chi Minh City Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Kuala Lumpur Intl

10:25 - 13:25CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

22h 30m3 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Ho Chi Minh City Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,768Multiple Airlines

Fri, 11 Sep - Sat, 14 Nov

11:15 - 21:10BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

62h 25m3 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Ji'an Ji An/Jing Gang Shan Kunming Changshui

03:45 - 08:45CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

24h 30m2 stops Chennai Singapore Changi

$1,796Multiple Airlines

Thu, 10 Sep - Sat, 12 Sep

12:40 - 18:30BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

34h 20m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Dubai Intl Male

20:35 - 06:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

52h 55m3 stops Male Dubai Intl Singapore Changi

$2,202Emirates

Thu, 10 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep

14:00 - 18:30BNE Brisbane-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

33h 00m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Dubai Intl Male

20:35 - 06:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BNE Brisbane

28h 55m3 stops Male Dubai Intl Singapore Changi

$2,651Emirates

Sun, 6 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

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Emirates flights from Queensland to Colombo

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Emirates

24 Oct

TSV06:00Townsville

56h 45m

3 stops

CMB10:15Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

26 Oct

CMB01:45Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

37h 35m

2 stops

TSV19:50Townsville

$2,060

Emirates

24 Oct

TSV06:00Townsville

64h 55m

3 stops

CMB18:25Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

28 Oct

CMB09:15Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

42h 50m

2 stops

TSV08:35Townsville

$2,071

Emirates

16 Sept

CNS15:45Cairns

34h 55m

2 stops

CMB22:10Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

8 Oct

CMB20:35Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

42h 25m

3 stops

CNS19:30Cairns

$2,948

China Eastern flights from Queensland to Colombo

Our best China Eastern deals on Queensland to Colombo flight tickets

China Eastern

26 Sept

BNE11:05Brisbane

36h 25m

1 stop

CMB19:00Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19 Oct

CMB20:30Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

32h 00m

1 stop

BNE09:00Brisbane

$1,071

China Eastern

26 Sept

BNE11:05Brisbane

36h 25m

1 stop

CMB19:00Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19 Oct

CMB22:10Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

30h 20m

2 stops

BNE09:00Brisbane

$1,073

China Eastern

15 Sept

BNE11:10Brisbane

62h 30m

3 stops

CMB21:10Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

9 Mar

CMB22:35Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

53h 55m

2 stops

BNE09:00Brisbane

$1,074

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BNE Brisbane - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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Brisbane

Sun 28/2

08:30-23:35

1 stop19h 35m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 15/3

00:40-07:00

1 stop25h 50m

$1,051

BrisbaneColombo

BNE Brisbane - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BNECMB

Brisbane

Sat 27/2

08:30-23:35

1 stop19h 35m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 15/3

00:40-07:00

1 stop25h 50m

$1,051

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BNE Brisbane - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BNECMB

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Sat 20/2

14:35-23:30

1 stop13h 25m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 6/3

10:25-08:20

2 stops17h 25m

$1,063

BrisbaneColombo

BNE Brisbane - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BNECMB

Brisbane

Sat 26/9

11:05-19:00

1 stop36h 25m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 19/10

20:30-09:00

1 stop32h 00m

$1,071

BrisbaneColombo

BNE Brisbane - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BNECMB

Brisbane

Sat 26/9

11:05-19:00

1 stop36h 25m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 19/10

22:10-09:00

2 stops30h 20m

$1,073

BrisbaneColombo

BNE Brisbane - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BNECMB

Brisbane

Mon 1/3

18:10-23:30

1 stop33h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 14/3

00:45-10:45

1 stop29h 30m

$1,074

BrisbaneColombo

BNE Brisbane - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BNECMB

Brisbane

Sat 20/2

09:05-23:30

1 stop18h 55m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 5/3

00:45-16:55

1 stop35h 40m

$1,085

BrisbaneColombo

BNE Brisbane - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BNECMB

Brisbane

Mon 26/10

00:50-23:25

1 stop27h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 11/11

00:45-10:45

1 stop29h 30m

$1,103

BrisbaneColombo

BNE Brisbane - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BNECMB

Brisbane

Wed 3/3

12:15-23:25

1 stop15h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 13/3

00:45-10:45

1 stop29h 30m

$1,135

BrisbaneColombo

BNE Brisbane - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BNECMB

Brisbane

Tue 27/10

11:35-10:10

2 stops27h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 11/11

01:35-10:15

2 stops28h 10m

$1,153

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Colombo?

The cheapest month to fly to Colombo from Queensland is in March. Flight prices, which tend to average around $1,088, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to Colombo during the month of March, then flying in May is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $1,089.

What is the cheapest Queensland to Colombo flight route?

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How far in advance should I book a flight from Queensland to Colombo?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Colombo from Queensland when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Colombo for around $1,295 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Colombo from Queensland for as low as $1,096 on momondo.

What cabin class options are available on Queensland to Colombo flights?

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Best price found	$448
Fastest flight time	13h 25m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Colombo from Queensland in the past 72 hours is $448. The best return flight deal from Queensland to Colombo found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,051.

The fastest flight from Queensland to Colombo takes 13h 25m

There are no direct flights from Queensland to Colombo. There are no popular flight routes from Queensland to Colombo.

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from Queensland to Colombo?
Prices for flights from Queensland to Colombo refresh daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Queensland to Colombo?
The number of operators available for flights from Queensland to Colombo is 8 as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Queensland to Colombo?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Queensland to Colombo.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Colombo?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Colombo can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Colombo. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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Jetstar	PriceFrom $571	Free cancellation	Rating 6.5 569 reviews	Search Jetstar flights
Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom $652	Free cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,471 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Malaysia Airlines	PriceFrom $725	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 318 reviews	Search Malaysia Airlines flights
Virgin Australia	PriceFrom $741	Free cancellation	Rating 7.6 474 reviews	Search Virgin Australia flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom $827	Free cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,595 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
China Eastern	PriceFrom $890	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 236 reviews	Search China Eastern flights
VietJet Air	PriceFrom $1,046	Free cancellation	Rating 5.6 174 reviews	Search VietJet Air flights
Qantas Airways	PriceFrom $1,123	Free cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,090 reviews	Search Qantas Airways flights

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