How long is the flight from Australia to Sri Lanka?

Flight times from Australia to Sri Lanka vary, but if you’re flying out of Sydney Kingsford Smith and flying into Colombo Bandaranaike Intl (one of the most popular routes), then the duration is 10h 55m on average. Another popular route from Australia to Sri Lanka is flying from Melbourne to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl, which will take roughly 10h 20m. Keep in mind that layovers or delays could extend your travel time.

What are the most popular cities to visit in Sri Lanka?

Some of the world’s most well-travelled cities are in Sri Lanka. The most popular city to travel to in Sri Lanka is Colombo, which momondo users choose as their landing destination 100% more often than other cities. The next most popular cities in Sri Lanka are Jaffna and Sigiriya.

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Multiple Airlines

15 Oct

PER

18h 50m

2 stops

CMB

29 Oct

CMB

14h 50m

1 stop

PER

$751

Multiple Airlines

16 Oct

PER

29h 55m

1 stop

CMB

21 Oct

CMB

16h 55m

2 stops

PER

$754

Jetstar

15 Oct

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

29 Oct

CMB

9h 40m

MEL

$756

Jetstar

1 Oct

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

29 Oct

CMB

9h 40m

MEL

$758

Multiple Airlines

15 Oct

PER

18h 50m

2 stops

CMB

29 Oct

CMB

14h 50m

1 stop

PER

$758

Jetstar

10 Oct

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

3 Nov

CMB

9h 40m

MEL

$760

Multiple Airlines

16 Oct

PER

22h 30m

1 stop

CMB

31 Oct

CMB

15h 35m

1 stop

PER

$760

Multiple Airlines

10 Oct

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

24 Oct

CMB

24h 35m

1 stop

MEL

$761

Multiple Airlines

15 Oct

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

29 Oct

CMB

24h 40m

1 stop

MEL

$762

Batik Air

18 Oct

PER

24h 00m

1 stop

CMB

31 Oct

CMB

21h 30m

2 stops

PER

$762

Multiple Airlines

8 Oct

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

22 Oct

CMB

24h 35m

1 stop

MEL

$765

Multiple Airlines

8 Oct

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

22 Oct

CMB

24h 35m

1 stop

MEL

$767

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05:15 - 21:50PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

22:50 - 19:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth

18h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$751AirAsia

Thu, 4 Mar - Thu, 18 Mar

05:35 - 21:55PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

18h 50m2 stops Singapore Changi Kuala Lumpur Intl

23:05 - 16:25CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth

14h 50m1 stop Ho Chi Minh City

$751Multiple Airlines

Thu, 15 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct

17:20 - 20:45PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

29h 55m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

21:45 - 17:10CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth

16h 55m2 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Singapore Changi

$754Multiple Airlines

Fri, 16 Oct - Wed, 21 Oct

13:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

19:50 - 11:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$756Jetstar

Thu, 15 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct

12:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

19:50 - 11:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$758Jetstar

Thu, 1 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct

20:40 - 09:25PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

15h 15m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

22:50 - 19:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth

18h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$758AirAsia

Fri, 13 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec

23:15 - 20:45PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 00m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

21:45 - 21:45CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth

21h 30m2 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

$762Batik Air

Sun, 18 Oct - Sat, 31 Oct

19:25 - 23:30MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

33h 35m1 stop Singapore Changi

00:45 - 08:15CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

26h 00m1 stop Singapore Changi

$776Singapore Airlines

Tue, 9 Feb - Mon, 22 Mar

19:25 - 23:30MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

33h 35m1 stop Singapore Changi

00:50 - 11:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

29h 40m1 stop Singapore Changi

$778Singapore Airlines

Sun, 24 Jan - Mon, 14 Jun

23:15 - 20:45PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 00m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

21:45 - 05:50CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth

29h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$786Batik Air

Tue, 20 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct

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11:00 - 19:00MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

36h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

22:10 - 10:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

31h 20m2 stops Kunming Changshui Nanjing Lukou Intl

$885China Eastern

Tue, 8 Sep - Tue, 22 Sep

10:00 - 21:10SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

63h 40m2 stops Wuhan Kunming Changshui

22:10 - 08:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

29h 20m3 stops Kunming Changshui Beijing Daxing Intl Wuhan

$904China Eastern

Sat, 5 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

10:15 - 09:35SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

27h 50m2 stops Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

22:55 - 19:35CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

16h 10m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$928Multiple Airlines

Tue, 8 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep

12:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

22:55 - 05:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

25h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$943Multiple Airlines

Sat, 5 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

12:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

19:50 - 10:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$998Jetstar

Sat, 5 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

12:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

19:50 - 10:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$1,000Jetstar

Sat, 5 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

22:10 - 10:05SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

16h 25m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

00:05 - 07:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

26h 25m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$1,014Malaysia Airlines

Tue, 8 Sep - Sat, 26 Sep

16:20 - 23:55PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

34h 05m1 stop Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

00:55 - 15:05CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth

11h 40m1 stop Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

$1,025Thai Airways

Sun, 6 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

22:10 - 10:05SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

16h 25m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

11:20 - 07:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

15h 10m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$1,069Malaysia Airlines

Tue, 8 Sep - Sun, 27 Sep

13:30 - 23:55MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

14h 55m1 stop Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

00:55 - 07:30CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

26h 05m1 stop Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

$1,287Thai Airways

Sun, 6 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

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13:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

19:50 - 11:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$756Jetstar

Thu, 15 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct

12:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

19:50 - 11:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$758Jetstar

Thu, 1 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct

13:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

19:50 - 11:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$760Jetstar

Sat, 10 Oct - Tue, 3 Nov

13:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

19:50 - 11:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$821Qantas Airways

Thu, 15 Oct - Thu, 12 Nov

13:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

19:50 - 10:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$1,106Qantas Airways

Thu, 18 Feb - Sat, 1 May

13:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

19:50 - 10:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$1,108Qantas Airways

Thu, 18 Feb - Sat, 1 May

12:00 - 17:50MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 20mdirect

19:50 - 11:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$1,115Multiple Airlines

Thu, 1 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct

17:10 - 22:55SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

11h 15mdirect

00:05 - 15:40CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

10h 05mdirect

$1,127SriLankan Airlines

Tue, 13 Oct - Mon, 19 Oct

17:10 - 22:25MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 45mdirect

00:35 - 16:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 55mdirect

$1,130SriLankan Airlines

Mon, 19 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct

17:10 - 22:25MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 45mdirect

19:50 - 11:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$1,205Multiple Airlines

Mon, 12 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct

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Price

Cheapest return flight

PerthColombo

PER Perth - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

PERCMB

Perth

Thu 4/3

05:15-21:50

1 stop19h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 18/3

22:50-19:55

1 stop18h 35m

$751

PerthColombo

PER Perth - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

PERCMB

Perth

Thu 15/10

05:35-21:55

2 stops18h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 29/10

23:05-16:25

1 stop14h 50m

$751

PerthColombo

PER Perth - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

PERCMB

Perth

Fri 16/10

17:20-20:45

1 stop29h 55m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 21/10

21:45-17:10

2 stops16h 55m

$754

Fastest return journey

MelbourneColombo

MEL Melbourne - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

MELCMB

Melbourne

Thu 15/10

13:00-17:50

Nonstop10h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 29/10

19:50-11:00

Nonstop9h 40m

$756

MelbourneColombo

MEL Melbourne - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

MELCMB

Melbourne

Thu 1/10

12:00-17:50

Nonstop10h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 29/10

19:50-11:00

Nonstop9h 40m

$758

PerthColombo

PER Perth - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

PERCMB

Perth

Fri 13/11

20:40-09:25

1 stop15h 15m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 2/12

22:50-19:55

1 stop18h 35m

$758

PerthColombo

PER Perth - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

PERCMB

Perth

Sun 18/10

23:15-20:45

1 stop24h 00m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 31/10

21:45-21:45

2 stops21h 30m

$762

MelbourneColombo

MEL Melbourne - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

MELCMB

Melbourne

Tue 9/2

19:25-23:30

1 stop33h 35m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 22/3

00:45-08:15

1 stop26h 00m

$776

MelbourneColombo

MEL Melbourne - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

MELCMB

Melbourne

Sun 24/1

19:25-23:30

1 stop33h 35m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 14/6

00:50-11:00

1 stop29h 40m

$778

PerthColombo

PER Perth - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

PERCMB

Perth

Tue 20/10

23:15-20:45

1 stop24h 00m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 24/10

21:45-05:50

1 stop29h 35m

$786

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What is the cheapest flight to Sri Lanka?

The best prices found on momondo for flights to Sri Lanka are:
$187 per person with SriLankan Airlines
$254 per person with IndiGo
$269 per person with AirAsia

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Summary info about Sri Lanka flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$348
Best Round-Trip Price	$751
Fastest flight time	10h 20m

The best one-way flight price to Sri Lanka from Australia in the last 5 days is $348 (Melbourne to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).

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The best return flight price to Sri Lanka from Australia in the last 5 days is $751 (Perth to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).

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The fastest flight to Sri Lanka from Australia takes 10h 20m (Melbourne to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Sri Lanka

Which airlines fly to Sri Lanka?

There are 17 airlines that fly to Sri Lanka on a routine basis, but SriLankan Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines happen to be the most popular among our users. In the past year, 50% of those who searched for flights to Sri Lanka looked to travel with SriLankan Airlines, making this airline the top choice among momondo travellers.

What is the most popular airport in Sri Lanka to fly to?

The most popular airport in Sri Lanka to fly to is Colombo Bandaranaike Intl, based on our data. In the past 12 months, 97% of all momondo users who travelled to Sri Lanka chose to fly into Colombo Bandaranaike Intl airport, which is located in the city of Colombo.

How much are flights to Sri Lanka?

The cost to fly to Sri Lanka varies based on a variety of factors, but you can expect to find prices as low as $341 or as high as $9,945. Based on recent airfare data, we’ve found that a ticket to Sri Lanka for $2,422 or less is a good deal, whereas $2,693 is the average cost.

What is the best day of the week to fly to Sri Lanka?

Sunday is the best day of the week to fly to Sri Lanka based on flight prices. Friday is another affordable option. If you are looking to save money on flights to Sri Lanka, then try to avoid flying out on a Wednesday since this is when prices are at their highest.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Sri Lanka?

Prices for flights to Sri Lanka are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Sri Lanka?

As of September 2026, there are 19 operators available to choose from for flights to Sri Lanka.

How old do you have to be to fly to Sri Lanka?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to Sri Lanka.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Sri Lanka?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Sri Lanka?

momondo collates all your flight options in one place and lets you filter them to find the perfect flight to Sri Lanka. momondo saves you time and could save you money on your trip.

Can I find flights to Sri Lanka with flexible booking policies on momondo?

All flight searches to Sri Lanka on momondo can be filtered to show those which offer flexible booking policies.

How can momondo help me find flights to Sri Lanka?

Once you have performed a search in the form on the page, momondo provides useful filters and insights. We can show you the cheapest days and times to fly as well as filter your options to help you make an informed choice when booking flights to Sri Lanka.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Sri Lanka right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

Price alerts on flights to Sri Lanka are quick and easy to set up on momondo. Simply perform a search and select the price alert feature. It is as simple as that.