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 33h 40m on average, while flying from Miami to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl is 19h 55m 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

Nov 23

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Dec 6

CMB

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$780

China Eastern

Nov 23

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Dec 6

CMB

23h 55m

3 stops

SFO

$781

Air India

Oct 13

EWR

31h 00m

1 stop

CMB

Oct 22

CMB

24h 55m

2 stops

EWR

$826

China Eastern

Nov 26

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Dec 6

CMB

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$828

China Eastern

Nov 26

SFO

44h 05m

2 stops

CMB

Dec 6

CMB

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$829

China Eastern

Nov 26

SFO

44h 05m

2 stops

CMB

Dec 6

CMB

23h 55m

3 stops

SFO

$830

Multiple Airlines

Nov 23

SFO

46h 10m

2 stops

CMB

Dec 6

CMB

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$839

China Eastern

Nov 26

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Dec 5

CMB

47h 55m

2 stops

SFO

$855

China Eastern

Nov 26

SFO

44h 05m

3 stops

CMB

Dec 5

CMB

47h 55m

2 stops

SFO

$862

Etihad Airways

Oct 15

BOS

18h 40m

1 stop

CMB

Nov 25

CMB

20h 40m

1 stop

BOS

$868

Etihad Airways

Feb 24

BOS

18h 05m

1 stop

CMB

Mar 12

CMB

38h 45m

1 stop

BOS

$869

Etihad Airways

Nov 19

BOS

18h 05m

1 stop

CMB

Nov 26

CMB

20h 40m

1 stop

BOS

$874

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

41h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

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

25h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$780China Eastern

Mon, Nov 23 - Sun, Dec 6

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

41h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

10:35 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

23h 55m3 stops Kunming Changshui Ji'an Ji An/Jing Gang Shan Shanghai Pu Dong

$781China Eastern

Mon, Nov 23 - Sun, Dec 6

11:30 am - 4:00 amEWR Newark-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

31h 00m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

4:05 pm - 7:30 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-EWR Newark

24h 55m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Rome Fiumicino

$826Air India

Tue, Oct 13 - Thu, Oct 22

11:30 am - 4:05 pmEWR Newark-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

43h 05m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:10 am - 8:15 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-EWR Newark

36h 35m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$826Air India

Thu, Oct 15 - Mon, Oct 26

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

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

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

25h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$839Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 23 - Sun, Dec 6

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

18h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:00 am - 2:10 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

20h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$868Etihad Airways

Thu, Oct 15 - Wed, Nov 25

3:10 pm - 8:35 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:05 pm - 9:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

27h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$869Etihad Airways

Mon, Oct 5 - Tue, Dec 1

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

47h 03m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

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

25h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$884Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 21 - Fri, Nov 20

10:05 pm - 11:30 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

35h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

12:45 am - 6:10 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

30h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

$917Singapore Airlines

Wed, Feb 17 - Tue, Mar 2

7:50 pm - 11:30 pmLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

38h 10m1 stop Singapore Changi

12:45 am - 11:15 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

24h 00m2 stops Singapore Changi Tokyo Narita

$929Singapore Airlines

Wed, Feb 17 - Tue, Mar 2

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

18h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:10 am - 2:40 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

20h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$865Etihad Airways

Sun, Sep 27 - Tue, Sep 29

4:35 pm - 3:00 amBOS Boston Logan Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

10:00 am - 2:40 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

38h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$868Etihad Airways

Wed, Sep 23 - Fri, Sep 25

9:30 am - 7:00 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

45h 00m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

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

25h 05m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$877China Eastern

Fri, Sep 25 - Fri, Oct 2

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

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

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

38h 30m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$906Air India

Tue, Sep 22 - Mon, Oct 19

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

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

7:15 pm - 7:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

24h 15m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$906Air India

Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 30

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

26h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

7:00 pm - 8:45 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

23h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$971Qatar Airways

Sun, Sep 27 - Mon, Oct 5

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

19h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

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

42h 10m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Rome Fiumicino

$1,005Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 23 - Thu, Sep 24

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

20h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:35 am - 3:55 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

21h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,011Qatar Airways

Sun, Sep 27 - Sat, Oct 3

7:16 am - 4:00 amLAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

32h 14m3 stops San Francisco Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:05 pm - 11:38 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

31h 03m3 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra San Francisco

$1,028Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Sep 29

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

42h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

10:10 pm - 9:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

47h 25m3 stops Kunming Changshui Hengyang Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,162China Eastern

Sat, Sep 26 - Sat, Oct 3

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

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

Sun 12/6

8:50 pm-9:00 am

1 stop25h 40m

$780

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

Sun 12/6

10:35 pm-9:00 am

3 stops23h 55m

$781

NewarkColombo

EWR Newark - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

EWRCMB

Newark

Tue 10/13

11:30 am-4:00 am

1 stop31h 00m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 10/22

4:05 pm-7:30 am

2 stops24h 55m

$826

NewarkColombo

EWR Newark - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

EWRCMB

Newark

Thu 10/15

11:30 am-4:05 pm

1 stop43h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 10/26

5:10 am-8:15 am

1 stop36h 35m

$826

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

Sun 12/6

8:50 pm-9:00 am

1 stop25h 40m

$839

Quickest round-trip

BostonColombo

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BOSCMB

Boston Logan Intl

Thu 10/15

4:25 pm-8:35 pm

1 stop18h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 11/25

4:00 am-2:10 pm

1 stop20h 40m

$868

Washington, D.C.Colombo

IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

IADCMB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Mon 10/5

3:10 pm-8:35 pm

1 stop19h 55m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 12/1

4:05 pm-9:05 am

1 stop27h 30m

$869

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Wed 10/21

7:27 am-7:00 pm

2 stops47h 03m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 11/20

8:50 pm-9:00 am

1 stop25h 40m

$884

Los AngelesColombo

LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

LAXCMB

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 2/17

10:05 pm-11:30 pm

1 stop35h 55m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 3/2

12:45 am-6:10 pm

1 stop30h 55m

$917

Los AngelesColombo

LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

LAXCMB

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 2/17

7:50 pm-11:30 pm

1 stop38h 10m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 3/2

12:45 am-11:15 am

2 stops24h 00m

$929

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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 32% 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	$348
Best Round-Trip Price	$780
Fastest flight time	18h 40m

The best one-way flight price to Sri Lanka from United States in the last 5 days is $348 (New York John F Kennedy 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 $780 (San Francisco to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).

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The fastest flight to Sri Lanka from United States takes 18h 40m (Boston Logan 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 Etihad Airways, Salam Air, and Batik Air, with prices starting at $88, $109, and $118 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 September 2026, there are 40 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.

Why use momondo?

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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