Cheap flights from Sri Lanka to Melbourne from $484

In general, March is the cheapest month to fly from Sri Lanka to Melbourne. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,303. 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 $1,432.

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 $1,634. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Thursday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Melbourne on Thursday is $1,706.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Melbourne from Sri Lanka when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Melbourne for around $1,542 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 Sri Lanka for as low as $1,234 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 26% of flights between Sri Lanka and Melbourne have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 136 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 26% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of March 2026, 2 flights take off from Sri Lanka and land in Melbourne each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 00:00, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the morning.

As of March 2026, there are 14 flights per week flying from Sri Lanka to Melbourne. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.