How long is the flight from California to Sri Lanka?

Average flight duration from California to Sri Lanka depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from Los Angeles to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 22h 15m on average, while flying from San Jose to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 24h 26m on average. Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is the most popular airport in Sri Lanka.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from California to Sri Lanka?

Air India, China Eastern, and Cathay Pacific are the most popular carriers operating from California to Sri Lanka

What airlines fly to Sri Lanka?

Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Sri Lanka from California according to our data. Cathay Pacific is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Sri Lanka. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Sri Lanka on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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

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

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

There are 8 operators available for flights from California to Sri Lanka as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from California 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 layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from California 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 license, 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.

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10:00 am - 4:10 amSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

28h 40m2 stops Vienna Intl New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:10 am - 1:35 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

21h 55m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$754Air India

Sun, Feb 14 - Sat, Mar 13

5:00 pm - 4:05 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

34h 35m2 stops Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

7:15 pm - 3:35 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

32h 50m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$756Air India

Sat, Mar 20 - Wed, Mar 31

12:00 pm - 7:00 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

42h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

8:50 pm - 10:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

25h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$828China Eastern

Thu, Oct 22 - Wed, Oct 28

12:00 pm - 7:00 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

42h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

10:35 pm - 10:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

47h 55m2 stops Kunming Changshui Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

$829China Eastern

Thu, Oct 22 - Tue, Oct 27

7:27 am - 7:00 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

47h 03m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

8:50 pm - 10:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

25h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$930Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 21 - Wed, Oct 28

7:20 am - 7:00 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

46h 10m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

8:50 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

25h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$935Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 22 - Sun, Dec 13

9:40 am - 11:30 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 20m1 stop Singapore Changi

12:45 am - 7:50 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

20h 35m1 stop Singapore Changi

$967Singapore Airlines

Mon, Jan 25 - Sun, Feb 7

9:40 am - 11:30 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 20m1 stop Singapore Changi

12:45 am - 8:50 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

20h 35m1 stop Singapore Changi

$967Singapore Airlines

Mon, Feb 15 - Sun, Mar 14

10:55 pm - 11:25 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

35h 00m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

12:45 am - 9:45 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

22h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$1,034Cathay Pacific

Mon, Nov 2 - Wed, Feb 10

10:55 pm - 11:25 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

35h 00m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

12:45 am - 9:15 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

34h 00m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$1,035Cathay Pacific

Mon, Nov 2 - Tue, Mar 9

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10:55 am - 4:05 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

40h 40m2 stops Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:00 am - 7:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

38h 30m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$1,018Air India

Fri, Oct 2 - Thu, Oct 15

10:55 am - 4:00 amSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

28h 35m2 stops Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:05 pm - 3:35 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

35h 00m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$1,029Air India

Fri, Oct 2 - Fri, Oct 16

1:00 pm - 11:30 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

22h 00m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

12:50 am - 10:55 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

22h 35m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$1,034Cathay Pacific

Thu, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 13

1:00 pm - 11:30 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

22h 00m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

12:50 am - 10:40 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

34h 20m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$1,040Cathay Pacific

Thu, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 13

12:30 pm - 7:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

42h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

10:10 pm - 10:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles

48h 25m3 stops Kunming Changshui Fuzhou Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,088China Eastern

Sun, Oct 4 - Mon, Oct 12

12:30 pm - 7:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

42h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

10:10 pm - 10:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles

48h 25m2 stops Kunming Changshui Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,088China Eastern

Sun, Oct 4 - Mon, Oct 12

4:20 pm - 9:00 amLAX Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

28h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

8:20 pm - 2:20 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles

30h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,123Qatar Airways

Sun, Oct 4 - Mon, Oct 12

3:55 pm - 3:05 amSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

22h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

4:35 am - 9:56 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

29h 51m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,139American Airlines

Thu, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 14

4:20 pm - 4:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

36h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

7:30 pm - 2:20 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles

31h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,161Qatar Airways

Tue, Sep 29 - Mon, Oct 5

2:39 pm - 3:00 amSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

47h 51m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

10:00 am - 12:59 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

51h 29m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Boston Logan Intl

$1,184Multiple Airlines

Fri, Oct 2 - Fri, Oct 16

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Air India

Feb 14

SFO10:00 amSan Francisco

28h 40m

2 stops

CMB4:10 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mar 13

CMB5:10 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

21h 55m

1 stop

SFO1:35 pmSan Francisco

$754

Air India

Jan 25

SFO10:00 amSan Francisco

42h 45m

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CMB6:15 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Feb 8

CMB12:15 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

32h 15m

1 stop

SFO7:00 amSan Francisco

$756

Air India

Jan 28

SFO10:00 amSan Francisco

40h 35m

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CMB4:05 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Feb 19

CMB5:10 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

39h 20m

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SFO7:00 amSan Francisco

$759

China Eastern flights from California to Sri Lanka

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Oct 22

SFO12:00 pmSan Francisco

42h 30m

1 stop

CMB7:00 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 28

CMB8:50 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 40m

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SFO10:00 amSan Francisco

$828

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Oct 22

SFO12:00 pmSan Francisco

44h 40m

3 stops

CMB9:10 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 28

CMB8:50 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO10:00 amSan Francisco

$829

China Eastern

Oct 22

SFO12:00 pmSan Francisco

44h 40m

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CMB9:10 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 27

CMB10:35 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

47h 55m

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$830

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2 stops28h 40m

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1 stop21h 55m

$754

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$756

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Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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$829

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SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

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7:27 am-7:00 pm

2 stops47h 03m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 10/28

8:50 pm-10:00 am

1 stop25h 40m

$930

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SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

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1 stop25h 40m

$935

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9:40 am-11:30 pm

1 stop24h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 2/7

12:45 am-7:50 am

1 stop20h 35m

$967

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SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

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Mon 2/15

9:40 am-11:30 pm

1 stop24h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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1 stop20h 35m

$967

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SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

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10:55 pm-11:25 pm

1 stop35h 00m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 2/10

12:45 am-9:45 am

1 stop22h 30m

$1,034

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

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10:55 pm-11:25 pm

1 stop35h 00m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 3/9

12:45 am-9:15 pm

1 stop34h 00m

$1,035

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Sri Lanka?

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Sri Lanka from California, with most prices found around $971. If you aren’t able to travel to Sri Lanka during the month of March, then flying in April is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $988.

How far in advance should I book a flight from California to Sri Lanka?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Sri Lanka from California when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Sri Lanka for around $1,123 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Sri Lanka from California for as low as $1,027 on momondo.

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Best Price Found	$424
Fastest flight time	22h 15m
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The best one-way flight to Sri Lanka from California in the past 72 hours is $424. The best round-trip flight deal from California to Sri Lanka found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $754.

The fastest flight from California to Sri Lanka takes 22h 15m

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from California to Sri Lanka?
Prices for flights from California to Sri Lanka are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from California to Sri Lanka?
There are 8 operators available for flights from California to Sri Lanka as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from California 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 layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from California 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 license, 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.

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China Eastern	PriceFrom $593	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 244 reviews	Search China Eastern flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom $695	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,618 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom $775	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,503 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Air India	PriceFrom $808	Free Cancellation	Rating 5.5 2,918 reviews	Search Air India flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $857	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 3,729 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $875	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,540 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $915	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,452 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Emirates	PriceFrom $1,403	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,666 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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