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 to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl is 27h 25m on average, while flying from Miami to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl is 20h 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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Singapore Airlines

Feb 21

SEA

25h 20m

1 stop

CMB

Mar 9

CMB

19h 50m

1 stop

SEA

$769

China Eastern

Nov 12

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Nov 18

CMB

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$799

Singapore Airlines

Feb 19

SEA

25h 20m

1 stop

CMB

Mar 9

CMB

19h 50m

1 stop

SEA

$817

China Eastern

Nov 12

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Nov 18

CMB

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$829

China Eastern

Nov 26

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Dec 11

CMB

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$838

China Eastern

Nov 26

SFO

44h 05m

3 stops

CMB

Dec 11

CMB

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$840

China Eastern

Nov 9

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Nov 22

CMB

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$841

China Eastern

Nov 26

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Dec 2

CMB

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$853

China Eastern

Nov 12

SFO

44h 05m

2 stops

CMB

Nov 18

CMB

25h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$854

China Eastern

Nov 12

SFO

41h 30m

1 stop

CMB

Nov 19

CMB

47h 55m

3 stops

SFO

$866

Etihad Airways

Jan 6

BOS

24h 40m

1 stop

CMB

Mar 17

CMB

26h 35m

1 stop

BOS

$877

Singapore Airlines

Mar 19

SEA

25h 20m

1 stop

CMB

Mar 26

CMB

19h 50m

1 stop

SEA

$877

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8:40 am - 11:30 pmSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 20m1 stop Singapore Changi

12:45 am - 7:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

19h 50m1 stop Singapore Changi

$769Singapore Airlines

Sun, Feb 21 - Tue, Mar 9

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

$799China Eastern

Thu, Nov 12 - Wed, Nov 18

8:40 am - 11:30 pmSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 20m1 stop Singapore Changi

12:45 am - 7:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

19h 50m1 stop Singapore Changi

$817Singapore Airlines

Fri, Feb 19 - Tue, Mar 9

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

$829China Eastern

Thu, Nov 12 - Wed, Nov 18

3:40 pm - 2:50 amBOS Boston Logan Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:35 pm - 2:40 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

26h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$877Etihad Airways

Wed, Jan 6 - Wed, Mar 17

2:25 pm - 2:50 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:00 am - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

39h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$878Etihad Airways

Mon, Feb 1 - Tue, Mar 2

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

41h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

8:50 pm - 1:39 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

30h 19m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Los Angeles

$909Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 12 - Tue, Nov 17

8:05 pm - 1:55 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

7:30 pm - 3:55 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

30h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$914Qatar Airways

Tue, Nov 10 - Tue, Dec 8

6:00 am - 7:00 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

47h 30m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

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

25h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$916Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 11 - Wed, Nov 18

8:05 pm - 2:45 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

20h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

4:15 am - 3:55 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

22h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$917Qatar Airways

Thu, Feb 4 - Mon, Feb 22

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7:10 am - 7:00 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

47h 20m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

8:50 pm - 10:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

25h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$875China Eastern

Wed, Oct 21 - Wed, Oct 28

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 - 10:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

27h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$884Etihad Airways

Tue, Oct 20 - Thu, Oct 29

3:10 pm - 3:00 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

26h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:55 am - 10:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

33h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$907Etihad Airways

Wed, Oct 21 - Thu, Oct 29

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

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

5:10 am - 4:35 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

23h 55m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$916Air India

Thu, Oct 22 - Tue, Oct 27

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

30h 35m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

4:15 pm - 6:55 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

25h 10m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Rome Fiumicino

$947Air India

Sun, Oct 18 - Thu, Nov 5

3:00 pm - 9:40 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

33h 10m2 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

$951Gulf Air

Sun, Oct 18 - Tue, Nov 3

11:05 am - 5:45 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

21h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

4:15 am - 4:55 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

22h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$969Qatar Airways

Tue, Oct 20 - Wed, Oct 28

1:20 am - 9:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

22h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:25 am - 10:20 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$971Qatar Airways

Sun, Oct 18 - Sun, Oct 25

3:00 pm - 9:40 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

33h 10m2 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

$980Gulf Air

Wed, Oct 21 - Thu, Nov 5

7:10 am - 7:00 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

47h 20m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

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

47h 55m3 stops Kunming Changshui Hengyang Shanghai Pu Dong

$980China Eastern

Wed, Oct 21 - Tue, Oct 27

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Depart

Return

Price

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SeattleColombo

SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SEACMB

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Sun 2/21

8:40 am-11:30 pm

1 stop25h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 3/9

12:45 am-7:05 am

1 stop19h 50m

$769

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Thu 11/12

12:00 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop41h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 11/18

8:50 pm-9:00 am

1 stop25h 40m

$799

SeattleColombo

SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SEACMB

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Fri 2/19

8:40 am-11:30 pm

1 stop25h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 3/9

12:45 am-7:05 am

1 stop19h 50m

$817

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Thu 11/12

12:00 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop41h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 11/18

8:50 pm-9:00 am

1 stop25h 40m

$829

BostonColombo

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BOSCMB

Boston Logan Intl

Wed 1/6

3:40 pm-2:50 am

1 stop24h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 3/17

9:35 pm-2:40 pm

1 stop26h 35m

$877

Washington, D.C.Colombo

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

IADCMB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Mon 2/1

2:25 pm-2:50 am

1 stop25h 55m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 3/2

4:00 am-9:00 am

1 stop39h 30m

$878

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Thu 11/12

12:00 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop41h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 11/17

8:50 pm-1:39 pm

2 stops30h 19m

$909

Washington, D.C.Colombo

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

IADCMB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 11/10

8:05 pm-1:55 am

1 stop19h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 12/8

7:30 pm-3:55 pm

1 stop30h 55m

$914

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Wed 11/11

6:00 am-7:00 pm

2 stops47h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 11/18

8:50 pm-9:00 am

1 stop25h 40m

$916

Quickest round-trip

Washington, D.C.Colombo

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

IADCMB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Thu 2/4

8:05 pm-2:45 am

1 stop20h 10m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 2/22

4:15 am-3:55 pm

1 stop22h 10m

$917

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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	$430
Best Round-Trip Price	$799
Fastest flight time	19h 30m

The best one-way flight price to Sri Lanka from United States in the last 5 days is $430 (Los Angeles 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 $799 (San Francisco to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).

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The fastest flight to Sri Lanka from United States takes 19h 30m (Washington, D.C. Dulles 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 15 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 98% 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 October 2026, there are 41 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.

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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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