What are the most popular cities to visit in Sri Lanka?

For momondo users, the most popular city in Sri Lanka is Colombo, which is visited about 100% more often than any other city in Sri Lanka. Other very common cities that our users travel to are Jaffna and Trincomalee.

How long is the flight from United States to Sri Lanka?

Average flight duration from United States to Sri Lanka depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from Los Angeles Los Angeles to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl is 25h 05m on average, while flying from San Francisco to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl is 21h 25m on average. Colombo Bandaranaike Intl is the most popular airport in Sri Lanka.

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Flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport

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China Eastern

Oct 29

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Nov 8

CMB

26h 10m

1 stop

SFO

$780

China Eastern

Oct 29

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Nov 11

CMB

26h 10m

1 stop

SFO

$828

Cathay Pacific

Sep 17

ORD

44h 45m

1 stop

CMB

Sep 23

CMB

23h 35m

1 stop

ORD

$872

China Eastern

Nov 2

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Nov 8

CMB

26h 10m

1 stop

SFO

$878

China Eastern

Nov 23

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Dec 2

CMB

26h 10m

1 stop

SFO

$889

China Eastern

Oct 29

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Nov 6

CMB

26h 10m

1 stop

SFO

$893

Cathay Pacific

Sep 17

ORD

44h 45m

1 stop

CMB

Sep 23

CMB

23h 35m

1 stop

ORD

$894

Multiple Airlines

Nov 23

SFO

46h 10m

2 stops

CMB

Dec 2

CMB

26h 10m

1 stop

SFO

$896

Cathay Pacific

Sep 16

ORD

44h 45m

1 stop

CMB

Sep 22

CMB

23h 35m

1 stop

ORD

$898

Cathay Pacific

Sep 16

ORD

44h 45m

1 stop

CMB

Sep 22

CMB

23h 35m

1 stop

ORD

$901

Etihad Airways

Aug 27

BOS

30h 25m

1 stop

CMB

Sep 10

CMB

31h 20m

1 stop

BOS

$904

China Eastern

Sep 24

SFO

45h 00m

2 stops

CMB

Oct 2

CMB

25h 05m

1 stop

SFO

$911

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

41h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

8:20 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

26h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$828China Eastern

Mon, Nov 23 - Wed, Dec 2

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

41h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

8:20 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

26h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$828China Eastern

Mon, Nov 2 - Wed, Nov 11

4:15 pm - 11:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

44h 45m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

12:50 am - 1:55 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 35m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$872Cathay Pacific

Thu, Sep 17 - Wed, Sep 23

4:15 pm - 11:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

44h 45m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

12:50 am - 1:55 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 35m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$894Cathay Pacific

Thu, Sep 17 - Wed, Sep 23

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

46h 10m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

8:20 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

26h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$896Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 23 - Wed, Dec 2

4:40 pm - 8:35 amBOS Boston Logan Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

30h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:20 pm - 2:10 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

31h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$904Etihad Airways

Thu, Aug 27 - Thu, Sep 10

4:25 pm - 8:35 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

18h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:20 pm - 2:40 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

31h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$924Etihad Airways

Mon, Oct 12 - Tue, Oct 20

11:00 pm - 12:55 pmEWR Newark-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

27h 25m2 stops Paris Orly Male

2:55 pm - 9:00 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-EWR Newark

40h 35m1 stop Paris Orly

$935French Bee

Wed, Jan 27 - Fri, Feb 12

3:55 pm - 2:05 amSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

21h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

8:20 pm - 1:35 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

29h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$949Qatar Airways

Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 21

3:55 pm - 9:00 amSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

28h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

4:35 am - 1:35 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

21h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$951Qatar Airways

Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 21

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4:40 pm - 8:35 amBOS Boston Logan Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

30h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:20 pm - 2:10 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

31h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$973Etihad Airways

Tue, Aug 11 - Sun, Sep 13

12:00 pm - 9:10 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

44h 40m3 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Fuzhou Kunming Changshui

8:30 pm - 9:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

25h 05m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,016China Eastern

Sat, Aug 8 - Fri, Aug 28

12:00 pm - 9:10 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

44h 40m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Kunming Changshui

8:30 pm - 9:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

25h 05m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,016China Eastern

Sat, Aug 8 - Fri, Aug 28

4:40 pm - 2:55 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

36h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:20 pm - 8:37 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

37h 47m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,055Etihad Airways

Tue, Aug 11 - Sun, Sep 13

10:30 am - 4:00 amSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

29h 00m2 stops Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

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

38h 30m2 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

$1,059Air India

Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Sep 2

10:30 am - 4:00 amSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

29h 00m2 stops Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

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

38h 30m2 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

$1,084Air India

Fri, Aug 7 - Mon, Aug 31

5:07 pm - 3:05 amBOS Boston Logan Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 28m2 stops Philadelphia Doha Hamad Intl

8:20 pm - 8:14 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

33h 24m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Philadelphia

$1,125Qatar Airways

Tue, Aug 11 - Sun, Sep 13

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

36h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11:40 pm - 8:20 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

42h 10m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

$1,187Multiple Airlines

Sat, Aug 8 - Wed, Sep 23

9:00 pm - 3:05 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

20h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

10:30 am - 3:40 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

38h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,190Qatar Airways

Sun, Aug 9 - Mon, Aug 17

10:30 am - 4:00 amSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

29h 00m2 stops Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

2:10 am - 5:55 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

28h 15m1 stop Ho Chi Minh City

$1,237Multiple Airlines

Sat, Aug 8 - Fri, Aug 28

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Depart

Return

Price

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San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Mon 11/23

12:00 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop41h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 12/2

8:20 pm-9:00 am

1 stop26h 10m

$828

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Mon 11/2

12:00 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop41h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 11/11

8:20 pm-9:00 am

1 stop26h 10m

$828

ChicagoColombo

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

ORDCMB

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 9/17

4:15 pm-11:30 pm

1 stop44h 45m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 9/23

12:50 am-1:55 pm

1 stop23h 35m

$872

ChicagoColombo

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

ORDCMB

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 9/17

4:15 pm-11:30 pm

1 stop44h 45m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 9/23

12:50 am-1:55 pm

1 stop23h 35m

$894

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Mon 11/23

7:20 am-7:00 pm

2 stops46h 10m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 12/2

8:20 pm-9:00 am

1 stop26h 10m

$896

BostonColombo

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BOSCMB

Boston Logan Intl

Thu 8/27

4:40 pm-8:35 am

1 stop30h 25m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 9/10

4:20 pm-2:10 pm

1 stop31h 20m

$904

BostonColombo

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BOSCMB

Boston Logan Intl

Mon 10/12

4:25 pm-8:35 pm

1 stop18h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 10/20

4:20 pm-2:40 pm

1 stop31h 50m

$924

NewarkColombo

EWR Newark - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

EWRCMB

Newark

Wed 1/27

11:00 pm-12:55 pm

2 stops27h 25m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 2/12

2:55 pm-9:00 pm

1 stop40h 35m

$935

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Mon 9/7

3:55 pm-2:05 am

1 stop21h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 9/21

8:20 pm-1:35 pm

1 stop29h 45m

$949

Quickest round-trip

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Mon 9/7

3:55 pm-9:00 am

1 stop28h 35m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 9/21

4:35 am-1:35 pm

1 stop21h 30m

$951

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Sri Lanka flights insights and trends

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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 United States according to our data. Etihad Airways is the first choice among our users, with 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Sri Lanka. Keep in mind that there are 14 different airlines that fly to Sri Lanka on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Cheapest flights to cities in Sri Lanka

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Cheap Sri Lanka flight deals and tips

Summary info about Sri Lanka flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$444
Best Round-Trip Price	$828
Fastest flight time	19h 10m

The best one-way flight price to Sri Lanka from United States in the last 5 days is $444 (Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).

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The best round-trip flight price to Sri Lanka from United States in the last 5 days is $828 (San Francisco to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).

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The fastest flight to Sri Lanka from United States takes 19h 10m (New York John F Kennedy Intl to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Sri Lanka

What is the best airport to land at to visit Pettah Market?

The closest airport to Pettah Market is Colombo Diyawanna Oya Seaplane Base Airport, which is located in Colombo. If you plan on visiting or staying in this area, landing at Colombo Diyawanna Oya Seaplane Base Airport will be your best bet.

What is the cheapest flight to Sri Lanka?

If you are looking to fly to Sri Lanka for less, look to airlines like AirAsia, Salam Air, and Batik Air, with prices starting at $87, $109, and $112 respectively.

What airlines fly to Sri Lanka?

Of the 14 airlines that fly to Sri Lanka, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific happen to be the most favored based on our user data. Etihad Airways is the most popular among the three airlines, with 36% of users choosing them for their travels to Sri Lanka.

What is the most popular airport in Sri Lanka to fly to?

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl is the most popular airport in Sri Lanka to fly to, with 97% of all users traveling to Sri Lanka opting to take a flight into this airport. If you’re interested in staying in Colombo, which is the city in Sri Lanka that is closest to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl, then be sure to check momondo for cheap flight deals.

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

Prices for flights to Sri Lanka refresh daily.

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

As of August 2026, there are 39 operators available to choose from for flights to Sri Lanka.

How old do you have to be to fly 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 to Sri Lanka.

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

The required travel and health documents for your Sri Lanka trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Sri Lanka. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Sri Lanka?

We help find the flight that best suits your needs; momondo compares prices from hundreds of airlines and travel agents and helps you filter them to find the best flight for you.

Can I find flights to Sri Lanka with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Yes. momondo enables you to select and highlight flights to Sri Lanka with this policy.

How can momondo help me find flights to Sri Lanka?

Once you have performed a search in the form on the page, momondo provides useful filters and insights. We can show you the cheapest days and times to fly as well as filter your options to help you make an informed choice when booking flights to Sri Lanka.

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