Cheap flights from Dubai to Colombo from $185

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Dubai during November instead. Flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport in November, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $344.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Dubai is on a Wednesday. momondo users have found tickets for Wednesday departures for as low as $385. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. When flying out on a Saturday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport for around $512.

In the afternoon is the cheapest time of day to fly from Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as $435. Flying to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport in the afternoon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. At noon is when there is more demand to fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, so prices are often more expensive at around $606 per ticket.

Fly from Dubai Intl to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl for the best Dubai Intl - Colombo Bandaranaike Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Dubai when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport for around $400 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Dubai for as low as $388 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 24% on your flight if you consider stops on a Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport flight.

As of April 2026, prices for Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport flights are approximately 6% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Gulf Air and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Dubai Intl to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

FitsAir, Etihad Airways and flydubai are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Dubai according to our data. FitsAir is the first choice among our users, with 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 27% of flights between Dubai and Colombo have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 104 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, FitsAir have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 18% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

10 flights are operational daily from Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport as of April 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 2:00AM, with 45% of flights per day taking off in the morning.

As of April 2026, there are 73 flights per week flying from Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport. The most common day of the week flights depart is Tue, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.