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 22h 15m 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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Air India

Feb 14

SFO

28h 40m

2 stops

CMB

Mar 15

CMB

34h 00m

1 stop

SFO

$754

Air India

Jan 25

SFO

28h 40m

2 stops

CMB

Feb 8

CMB

27h 25m

1 stop

SFO

$756

Air India

Oct 22

SFO

28h 35m

2 stops

CMB

Oct 27

CMB

38h 20m

1 stop

SFO

$759

Air India

Jan 13

SFO

28h 40m

2 stops

CMB

Feb 10

CMB

25h 15m

1 stop

SFO

$763

Air India

Oct 19

SFO

28h 35m

2 stops

CMB

Nov 2

CMB

23h 55m

1 stop

SFO

$764

Air India

Jan 16

SFO

28h 40m

2 stops

CMB

Jan 30

CMB

21h 55m

1 stop

SFO

$775

Air India

Oct 15

SFO

28h 35m

2 stops

CMB

Oct 31

CMB

21h 55m

1 stop

SFO

$780

Air India

Oct 22

SFO

28h 35m

2 stops

CMB

Oct 28

CMB

24h 15m

1 stop

SFO

$781

Air India

Oct 22

SFO

44h 55m

2 stops

CMB

Oct 29

CMB

31h 15m

1 stop

SFO

$784

Air India

Jan 28

SFO

40h 35m

2 stops

CMB

Feb 19

CMB

39h 20m

1 stop

SFO

$787

Air India

Jan 11

SFO

28h 40m

2 stops

CMB

Jan 28

CMB

32h 15m

1 stop

SFO

$798

Air India

Jan 11

SFO

35h 25m

2 stops

CMB

Feb 8

CMB

39h 20m

1 stop

SFO

$799

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

28h 40m2 stops Vienna Intl New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:10 am - 1:35 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

21h 55m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$754Air India

Sun, Feb 14 - Sat, Mar 13

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

28h 40m2 stops Vienna Intl New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

12:15 pm - 2:35 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

38h 50m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$754Air India

Mon, Feb 15 - Mon, Mar 15

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

$834China Eastern

Sat, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 15

3:40 pm - 8:15 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

18h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:05 pm - 2:10 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

32h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$854Etihad Airways

Thu, Feb 18 - Fri, Feb 26

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

24h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:05 pm - 2:10 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

32h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$854Etihad Airways

Tue, Jan 26 - Fri, Feb 12

12:00 pm - 9:35 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

44h 05m3 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Fuzhou Kunming Changshui

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

47h 55m2 stops Kunming Changshui Shanghai Pu Dong

$857China Eastern

Thu, Nov 12 - Thu, Nov 19

8:20 am - 7:00 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

45h 10m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

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

25h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$929Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 25 - Sun, Dec 6

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

$936Gulf Air

Wed, Nov 4 - Tue, Dec 1

12:55 pm - 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 35m2 stops Male Manama Bahrain Intl

$939Gulf Air

Wed, Mar 24 - Thu, Apr 8

8:40 pm - 9:45 amBOS Boston Logan Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

26h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:25 am - 2:55 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

21h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$944Multiple Airlines

Wed, Jan 6 - Tue, Mar 16

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

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

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

38h 30m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$884Air India

Wed, Oct 7 - Mon, Oct 19

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

31h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

10:00 am - 9:45 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

33h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$886Etihad Airways

Sun, Oct 4 - Mon, Oct 12

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

26h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:20 pm - 9:45 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

26h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$886Etihad Airways

Mon, Oct 5 - Tue, Oct 13

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

$960Air India

Fri, Oct 2 - Mon, Oct 12

10:20 pm - 3:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed 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

$975Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 7 - Fri, Oct 9

10:20 pm - 3:00 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

7:15 pm - 9:40 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

47h 55m2 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Rome Fiumicino

$977Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 7

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

20h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

4:15 am - 3:00 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,007Qatar Airways

Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Feb 24

10:55 am - 6:30 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

22h 05m2 stops Dubai Intl Male

5:35 pm - 8:50 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

24h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl

$1,013Emirates

Wed, Oct 7 - Thu, Oct 15

10:55 am - 6:30 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

22h 05m2 stops Dubai Intl Male

11:15 am - 8:50 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

31h 05m2 stops Male Dubai Intl

$1,074Emirates

Sun, Oct 4 - Mon, Oct 12

1:59 pm - 2:05 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

26h 36m2 stops Miami Doha Hamad Intl

4:15 am - 8:00 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 15m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,098Qatar Airways

Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Feb 24

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San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Sun 2/14

10:00 am-4:10 am

2 stops28h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 3/13

5:10 am-1:35 pm

1 stop21h 55m

$754

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Mon 2/15

10:00 am-4:10 am

2 stops28h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 3/15

12:15 pm-2:35 pm

1 stop38h 50m

$754

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Sat 11/7

12:00 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop41h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 11/15

8:50 pm-9:00 am

1 stop25h 40m

$834

BostonColombo

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BOSCMB

Boston Logan Intl

Thu 2/18

3:40 pm-8:15 pm

1 stop18h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 2/26

4:05 pm-2:10 pm

1 stop32h 35m

$854

BostonColombo

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BOSCMB

Boston Logan Intl

Tue 1/26

3:40 pm-2:50 am

1 stop24h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 2/12

4:05 pm-2:10 pm

1 stop32h 35m

$854

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Thu 11/12

12:00 pm-9:35 pm

3 stops44h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 11/19

10:35 pm-9:00 am

2 stops47h 55m

$857

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Wed 11/25

8:20 am-7:00 pm

2 stops45h 10m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 12/6

8:50 pm-9:00 am

1 stop25h 40m

$929

New YorkColombo

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

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 11/4

11:55 am-9:45 am

2 stops35h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 12/1

5:00 pm-9:00 am

2 stops26h 30m

$936

New YorkColombo

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

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 3/24

12:55 pm-9:45 am

2 stops35h 20m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 4/8

5:20 pm-9:25 am

2 stops25h 35m

$939

Quickest round-trip

BostonColombo

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BOSCMB

Boston Logan Intl

Wed 1/6

8:40 pm-9:45 am

1 stop26h 35m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 3/16

3:25 am-2:55 pm

1 stop21h 00m

$944

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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	$423
Best Round-Trip Price	$756
Fastest flight time	19h 20m

The best one-way flight price to Sri Lanka from United States in the last 5 days is $423 (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 $756 (San Francisco to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).

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The fastest flight to Sri Lanka from United States takes 19h 20m (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 Etihad Airways, AirAsia, and Salam Air, with prices starting at $88, $107, and $109 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 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 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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