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.

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.

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Flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport

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Multiple Airlines

18 Feb

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

19 Mar

CMB

13h 05m

1 stop

MEL

$756

Multiple Airlines

11 Mar

MEL

13h 55m

1 stop

CMB

19 Mar

CMB

13h 05m

1 stop

MEL

$760

Multiple Airlines

19 Nov

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

26 Nov

CMB

24h 40m

1 stop

MEL

$762

Jetstar

7 Nov

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

19 Nov

CMB

9h 40m

MEL

$763

Multiple Airlines

14 Feb

MEL

21h 05m

1 stop

CMB

6 Mar

CMB

13h 05m

1 stop

MEL

$764

Multiple Airlines

1 Mar

MEL

21h 05m

1 stop

CMB

8 Mar

CMB

19h 25m

1 stop

MEL

$767

Multiple Airlines

16 Feb

MEL

21h 05m

1 stop

CMB

27 Feb

CMB

24h 40m

1 stop

MEL

$769

Jetstar

19 Nov

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

10 Dec

CMB

9h 40m

MEL

$770

Multiple Airlines

7 Nov

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

19 Nov

CMB

24h 40m

1 stop

MEL

$773

Multiple Airlines

17 Oct

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

18 Nov

CMB

19h 25m

1 stop

MEL

$779

Multiple Airlines

17 Oct

MEL

10h 20m

CMB

20 Nov

CMB

13h 05m

1 stop

MEL

$785

Batik Air

12 Nov

PER

24h 05m

1 stop

CMB

2 Dec

CMB

29h 35m

1 stop

PER

$785

Flights to Jaffna

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IndiGo

11 Jan

SYD

24h 45m

2 stops

JAF

30 Jan

JAF

37h 35m

2 stops

SYD

$2,032

IndiGo

17 Dec

SYD

24h 45m

2 stops

JAF

6 Jan

JAF

36h 35m

2 stops

SYD

$3,026

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

10h 20mdirect

22:50 - 05:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

24h 40m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$753Multiple Airlines

Tue, 3 Nov - Sat, 14 Nov

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

10h 20mdirect

10:25 - 05:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

13h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$756Multiple Airlines

Thu, 18 Feb - Fri, 19 Mar

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

10h 20mdirect

19:55 - 11:05CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$763Jetstar

Sat, 7 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov

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

10h 20mdirect

19:55 - 11:05CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$770Jetstar

Thu, 19 Nov - Thu, 10 Dec

23:10 - 20:45PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

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

29h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$785Batik Air

Thu, 12 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec

04:40 - 21:50PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 40m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

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

18h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$790AirAsia

Sat, 14 Nov - Sun, 29 Nov

07:25 - 20:45PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

15h 50m2 stops Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai Kuala Lumpur Intl

21:45 - 13:50CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth

13h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$795Batik Air

Sat, 21 Nov - Fri, 18 Dec

15:50 - 23:30DRW Darwin-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

11h 40m1 stop Singapore Changi

00:45 - 01:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-DRW Darwin

20h 15m1 stop Singapore Changi

$805Singapore Airlines

Thu, 18 Feb - Thu, 18 Mar

20:50 - 09:25PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

15h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

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

18h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$818AirAsia

Thu, 5 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov

19:10 - 23:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

33h 50m1 stop Singapore Changi

00:45 - 17:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

35h 40m1 stop Singapore Changi

$1,009Singapore Airlines

Tue, 9 Feb - Sat, 13 Mar

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

10h 20mdirect

19:55 - 11:05CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$760Jetstar

Tue, 6 Oct - Tue, 27 Oct

17:20 - 21:55PER Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

31h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

23:10 - 08:25CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth

30h 45m2 stops Bangkok Don Mueang Intl Singapore Changi

$831Multiple Airlines

Sun, 11 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct

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

10h 20mdirect

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

9h 40mdirect

$833Jetstar

Tue, 6 Oct - Tue, 20 Oct

23:30 - 18:15MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 15m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

22:50 - 23:45CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

19h 25m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$868Multiple Airlines

Tue, 6 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct

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

29h 55m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

21:45 - 21:35CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth

21h 20m2 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

$961Batik Air

Fri, 9 Oct - Sat, 17 Oct

21:35 - 04:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

35h 55m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

19:15 - 19:45CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

19h 00m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$961Air India

Thu, 8 Oct - Wed, 4 Nov

21:35 - 04:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

35h 55m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

05:00 - 20:05CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

33h 35m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$967Air India

Tue, 6 Oct - Tue, 20 Oct

09:50 - 20:45SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

16h 25m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

21:45 - 20:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

16h 45m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl

$999Batik Air

Sat, 10 Oct - Mon, 19 Oct

12:00 - 19:00MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

36h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

22:35 - 11:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

30h 55m2 stops Kunming Changshui Nanjing Lukou Intl

$1,012China Eastern

Fri, 9 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov

12:00 - 19:00MEL Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

36h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

22:35 - 11:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

30h 55m3 stops Kunming Changshui Xi'an Xianyang Nanjing Lukou Intl

$1,012China Eastern

Fri, 9 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov

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

10h 20mdirect

19:55 - 11:05CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$763Jetstar

Sat, 7 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov

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

10h 20mdirect

19:55 - 11:05CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$770Jetstar

Thu, 19 Nov - Thu, 10 Dec

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

10h 20mdirect

19:55 - 11:05CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$780Jetstar

Thu, 5 Nov - Tue, 17 Nov

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

10h 20mdirect

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

9h 55mdirect

$1,049Multiple Airlines

Thu, 29 Oct - Fri, 6 Nov

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

10h 20mdirect

14:15 - 05:40CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 55mdirect

$1,050Multiple Airlines

Thu, 15 Oct - Sun, 22 Nov

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

10h 20mdirect

14:15 - 05:40CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 55mdirect

$1,115Multiple Airlines

Sat, 17 Oct - Sun, 22 Nov

17:25 - 22:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 55mdirect

00:05 - 15:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

10h 20mdirect

$1,134SriLankan Airlines

Sun, 25 Oct - Sat, 31 Oct

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

11h 15mdirect

00:05 - 15:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

10h 20mdirect

$1,135SriLankan Airlines

Sun, 18 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct

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

10h 20mdirect

19:55 - 11:05CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$1,358Qantas Airways

Tue, 10 Nov - Thu, 26 Nov

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

10h 20mdirect

19:55 - 11:05CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne

9h 40mdirect

$1,358Qantas Airways

Thu, 12 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov

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Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

MelbourneColombo

MEL Melbourne - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

MELCMB

Melbourne

Tue 3/11

13:00-17:50

Nonstop10h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 14/11

22:50-05:00

1 stop24h 40m

$753

MelbourneColombo

MEL Melbourne - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

MELCMB

Melbourne

Thu 18/2

13:00-17:50

Nonstop10h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 19/3

10:25-05:00

1 stop13h 05m

$756

Fastest return journey

MelbourneColombo

MEL Melbourne - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

MELCMB

Melbourne

Sat 7/11

13:00-17:50

Nonstop10h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 19/11

19:55-11:05

Nonstop9h 40m

$763

MelbourneColombo

MEL Melbourne - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

MELCMB

Melbourne

Thu 19/11

13:00-17:50

Nonstop10h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 10/12

19:55-11:05

Nonstop9h 40m

$770

PerthColombo

PER Perth - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

PERCMB

Perth

Thu 12/11

23:10-20:45

1 stop24h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 2/12

21:45-05:50

1 stop29h 35m

$785

PerthColombo

PER Perth - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

PERCMB

Perth

Sat 14/11

04:40-21:50

1 stop19h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 29/11

22:50-19:55

1 stop18h 35m

$790

PerthColombo

PER Perth - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

PERCMB

Perth

Sat 21/11

07:25-20:45

2 stops15h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 18/12

21:45-13:50

1 stop13h 35m

$795

DarwinColombo

DRW Darwin - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

DRWCMB

Darwin

Thu 18/2

15:50-23:30

1 stop11h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 18/3

00:45-01:00

1 stop20h 15m

$805

PerthColombo

PER Perth - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

PERCMB

Perth

Thu 5/11

20:50-09:25

1 stop15h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 10/11

22:50-19:55

1 stop18h 35m

$818

SydneyColombo

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SYDCMB

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 9/2

19:10-23:30

1 stop33h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 13/3

00:45-17:55

1 stop35h 40m

$1,009

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Sri Lanka flights insights and trends

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What is the cheapest flight to Sri Lanka?

The best prices found on momondo for flights to Sri Lanka are:
$193 per person with SriLankan Airlines
$284 per person with AirAsia
$339 per person with Thai AirAsia

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Summary info about Sri Lanka flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$361
Best Round-Trip Price	$756
Fastest flight time	10h 20m

The best one-way flight price to Sri Lanka from Australia in the last 5 days is $361 (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 $756 (Melbourne 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 15 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, 49% 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, 98% 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 $389 or as high as $7,246. Based on recent airfare data, we’ve found that a ticket to Sri Lanka for $2,139 or less is a good deal, whereas $2,609 is the average cost.

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

Thursday 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 Monday 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 October 2026, there are 17 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.