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

Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Gulf Air are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Sri Lanka

How long is the flight from New York to Sri Lanka?

Average flight duration from New York to Sri Lanka depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from New York to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 20h 16m on average, while flying from Newark to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 22h 05m on average. Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is the most popular airport in Sri Lanka.

What airlines fly to Sri Lanka?

Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Sri Lanka from New York according to our data. Etihad Airways is the first choice among our users, with 51% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Sri Lanka. Keep in mind that there are 11 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 New York to Sri Lanka?

Prices for flights from New York to Sri Lanka refresh daily.

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

As of September 2026, there are 11 operators available to choose from for flights from New York to Sri Lanka.

How old do you have to be to fly from New York to Sri Lanka?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from New York to Sri Lanka.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Sri Lanka?

The necessary travel and health documents for your Sri Lanka trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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11:30 am - 6:15 pmEWR Newark-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

21h 15m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

4:05 pm - 9:15 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-EWR Newark

26h 40m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

$861Air India

Tue, Oct 13 - Tue, Oct 27

11:55 am - 9:45 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

35h 20m2 stops Manama Bahrain Intl Male

5:20 pm - 9:25 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

25h 35m1 stop Manama Bahrain Intl

$934Gulf Air

Fri, Nov 27 - Thu, Apr 15

4:00 pm - 8:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

18h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:50 pm - 8:35 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

20h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$937Etihad Airways

Sun, Mar 14 - Sun, Mar 28

3:45 pm - 3:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

6:15 pm - 4:05 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

31h 20m2 stops Kuwait City Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$937Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 22 - Thu, Oct 29

3:45 pm - 3:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

8:20 am - 8:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

34h 10m2 stops Kuwait City Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$939Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Sat, Feb 6

3:00 pm - 8:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

18h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:05 pm - 3:05 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

33h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$940Etihad Airways

Thu, Jan 14 - Thu, Jan 28

10:00 am - 10:55 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

38h 25m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

9:40 am - 6:55 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

31h 45m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

$941Air India

Tue, Jan 5 - Wed, Feb 3

11:55 am - 9:45 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

35h 20m2 stops Manama Bahrain Intl Male

5:00 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 30m2 stops Male Manama Bahrain Intl

$944Gulf Air

Wed, Feb 10 - Sat, Feb 20

9:40 pm - 2:45 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:35 am - 3:10 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,012Qatar Airways

Tue, Mar 23 - Tue, Apr 6

11:20 am - 5:45 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

20h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

7:30 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,042Qatar Airways

Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Oct 27

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10:20 pm - 8:35 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

36h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:10 am - 4:00 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$957Etihad Airways

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 19

11:55 am - 4:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

30h 35m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

4:05 pm - 8:20 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

25h 45m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Rome Fiumicino

$968Air India

Sun, Sep 27 - Fri, Oct 2

9:30 am - 8:35 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 35m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:50 pm - 4:00 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

27h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$970Etihad Airways

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 19

3:45 pm - 8:35 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

5:15 pm - 8:20 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

24h 35m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Rome Fiumicino

$984Multiple Airlines

Sun, Sep 27 - Mon, Oct 12

3:45 pm - 8:35 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

31h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:40 am - 8:35 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

32h 25m3 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Bengaluru Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$985Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 14

10:55 am - 4:50 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

20h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

4:35 am - 3:10 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

20h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,041JetBlue

Sun, Sep 27 - Sun, Oct 4

11:55 am - 4:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

30h 35m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:05 pm - 9:40 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 05m2 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Rome Fiumicino

$1,141Air India

Sun, Sep 27 - Thu, Oct 1

10:55 am - 4:50 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

20h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:35 am - 3:10 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,154Qatar Airways

Sun, Sep 27 - Thu, Oct 1

10:55 am - 4:50 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

20h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

4:35 am - 3:10 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

20h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,157JetBlue

Sun, Sep 27 - Thu, Oct 1

10:20 pm - 6:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

34h 40m3 stops Milan Malpensa Dubai Intl Male

8:15 pm - 2:25 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

27h 40m2 stops Male Dubai Intl

$1,187Emirates

Sun, Sep 27 - Wed, Oct 28

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Gulf Air

Nov 27

JFK11:55 amNew York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 20m

2 stops

CMB9:45 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Apr 15

CMB5:20 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 35m

1 stop

JFK9:25 amNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$934

Gulf Air

Feb 10

JFK11:55 amNew York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 20m

2 stops

CMB9:45 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Feb 20

CMB5:00 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

26h 30m

2 stops

JFK9:00 amNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$944

Gulf Air

Jan 13

JFK11:55 amNew York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 20m

2 stops

CMB9:45 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Feb 2

CMB5:00 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

26h 30m

2 stops

JFK9:00 amNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$948

Etihad Airways flights from New York to Sri Lanka

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Etihad Airways

Oct 12

JFK3:45 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

31h 20m

1 stop

CMB8:35 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 26

CMB4:00 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

38h 30m

1 stop

JFK9:00 amNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$953

Etihad Airways

Sep 28

JFK10:20 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

36h 45m

1 stop

CMB8:35 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 19

CMB4:10 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

21h 20m

1 stop

JFK4:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$957

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Jan 5

JFK9:30 amNew York John F Kennedy Intl

24h 15m

2 stops

CMB8:15 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Jan 31

CMB4:00 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

21h 35m

1 stop

JFK3:05 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$964

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EWR Newark - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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Tue 10/13

11:30 am-6:15 pm

1 stop21h 15m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 10/27

4:05 pm-9:15 am

1 stop26h 40m

$861

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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 11/27

11:55 am-9:45 am

2 stops35h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 4/15

5:20 pm-9:25 am

1 stop25h 35m

$934

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Sun 3/14

4:00 pm-8:15 pm

1 stop18h 45m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 3/28

9:50 pm-8:35 am

1 stop20h 15m

$937

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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 10/22

3:45 pm-3:00 am

1 stop25h 45m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 10/29

6:15 pm-4:05 pm

2 stops31h 20m

$937

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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 10/6

3:45 pm-3:00 am

1 stop25h 45m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 2/6

8:20 am-8:00 am

2 stops34h 10m

$939

New YorkColombo

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 1/14

3:00 pm-8:15 pm

1 stop18h 45m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 1/28

4:05 pm-3:05 pm

1 stop33h 30m

$940

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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 1/5

10:00 am-10:55 am

1 stop38h 25m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 2/3

9:40 am-6:55 am

1 stop31h 45m

$941

New YorkColombo

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 2/10

11:55 am-9:45 am

2 stops35h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 2/20

5:00 pm-9:00 am

2 stops26h 30m

$944

New YorkColombo

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 3/23

9:40 pm-2:45 am

1 stop19h 35m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 4/6

3:35 am-3:10 pm

1 stop21h 05m

$1,012

New YorkColombo

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 10/20

11:20 am-5:45 pm

1 stop20h 55m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 10/27

7:30 pm-9:00 am

1 stop23h 00m

$1,042

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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 New York, with most prices found around $927. If you aren’t able to travel to Sri Lanka during the month of March, then flying in November is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $929.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Sri Lanka from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Sri Lanka for around $1,069 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Sri Lanka from New York for as low as $928 on momondo.

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Best Price Found	$345
Fastest flight time	18h 45m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Sri Lanka from New York in the past 72 hours is $345. The best round-trip flight deal from New York to Sri Lanka found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $861.

The fastest flight from New York to Sri Lanka takes 18h 45m

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As of September 2026, there are 11 operators available to choose from for flights from New York to Sri Lanka.
How old do you have to be to fly from New York to Sri Lanka?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from New York to Sri Lanka.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Sri Lanka?
The necessary travel and health documents for your Sri Lanka trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom $617	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,494 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Air India	PriceFrom $683	Free Cancellation	Rating 5.5 2,919 reviews	Search Air India flights
Kuwait Airways	PriceFrom $721	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 347 reviews	Search Kuwait Airways flights
Gulf Air	PriceFrom $790	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.2 243 reviews	Search Gulf Air flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $804	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,539 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $828	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,458 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $867	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 3,730 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
JetBlue	PriceFrom $1,079	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 3,039 reviews	Search JetBlue flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom $1,084	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,615 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Emirates	PriceFrom $1,092	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,667 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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