Cheap flights from Sydney to Colombo from $386

The cheapest month to fly to Colombo from Sydney is in August. Flight prices, which tend to average around $960, 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 August, then flying in May is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $971.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to Colombo. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $968. 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 Colombo on Thursday is $1,139.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Colombo from Sydney when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Colombo for around $1,178 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 Sydney for as low as $1,051 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 43% of flights between Sydney and Colombo have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 132 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon 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. Saturday 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 43% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.