Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Colombo from $350

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of May, then book flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Melbourne Airport during August instead. Flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport in August, while not as cheap as those in May, still average around $723.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Melbourne Airport is on a Wednesday. momondo users have found tickets for Wednesday departures for as low as $804. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Melbourne Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport for around $1,076.

In the afternoon is the cheapest time of day to fly from Melbourne Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as $1,006. Flying to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport in the afternoon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, so prices are often more expensive at around $1,169 per ticket.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport for around $846 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 Melbourne Airport for as low as $767 on momondo.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Melbourne Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport.

As of May 2026, prices for Melbourne Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport flights are approximately 8% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Jetstar and Singapore Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SriLankan Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Melbourne Airport according to our data. SriLankan Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 69% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 4 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 30% of flights between Melbourne and Colombo have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 141 minutes.

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

Thursday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of 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 least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 30% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Singapore (SIN) was the most common stop: 57% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Singapore (SIN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $781.

Flights connecting via Kuala Lumpur (KUL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 53m.

Kuala Lumpur (KUL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 3h 22m.

The number of flights available between Melbourne Airport and Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 3 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 4:00PM, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

21 flights are operational weekly from Melbourne Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.