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 26h 13m on average, while flying from Miami to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl is 20h 50m on average. Colombo Bandaranaike Intl is the most popular airport in Sri Lanka.

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.

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Flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport

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Singapore Airlines

May 6

SEA

24h 50m

1 stop

CMB

May 17

CMB

20h 25m

1 stop

SEA

$669

Singapore Airlines

May 6

SEA

24h 50m

1 stop

CMB

May 17

CMB

20h 25m

1 stop

SEA

$675

Singapore Airlines

May 6

SEA

24h 50m

1 stop

CMB

May 17

CMB

20h 25m

1 stop

SEA

$678

Singapore Airlines

May 6

SEA

24h 50m

1 stop

CMB

May 17

CMB

20h 25m

1 stop

SEA

$682

Singapore Airlines

May 8

SEA

24h 50m

1 stop

CMB

May 27

CMB

20h 25m

1 stop

SEA

$713

Singapore Airlines

May 7

SEA

24h 50m

1 stop

CMB

May 15

CMB

20h 25m

1 stop

SEA

$721

Singapore Airlines

May 7

SEA

24h 50m

1 stop

CMB

May 28

CMB

20h 25m

1 stop

SEA

$863

Singapore Airlines

May 6

SEA

24h 50m

1 stop

CMB

May 27

CMB

20h 25m

1 stop

SEA

$900

Etihad Airways

Feb 1

BOS

24h 40m

1 stop

CMB

Feb 23

CMB

20h 10m

1 stop

BOS

$902

Etihad Airways

Feb 4

BOS

30h 00m

1 stop

CMB

Feb 15

CMB

38h 15m

1 stop

BOS

$908

Etihad Airways

Mar 18

IAD

19h 20m

1 stop

CMB

Apr 5

CMB

26h 55m

1 stop

IAD

$917

Etihad Airways

Feb 2

IAD

31h 15m

1 stop

CMB

Mar 3

CMB

33h 35m

1 stop

IAD

$921

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10:15 am - 11:35 pmSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 50m1 stop Singapore Changi

12:50 am - 8:45 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

20h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

$669Singapore Airlines

Thu, May 6 - Mon, May 17

10:15 am - 11:35 pmSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 50m1 stop Singapore Changi

12:50 am - 8:45 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

20h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

$675Singapore Airlines

Thu, May 6 - Mon, May 17

4:40 pm - 2:50 pmBOS Boston Logan Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

36h 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

$901Etihad Airways

Tue, Mar 16 - Tue, Mar 30

3:40 pm - 8:10 amBOS Boston Logan Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

30h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:55 am - 1:40 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

38h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$908Etihad Airways

Thu, Feb 4 - Mon, Feb 15

11:55 am - 6:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

20h 50m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

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

25h 45m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

$956Air India

Tue, Apr 20 - Tue, Jun 1

11:55 am - 4:10 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

30h 45m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

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

25h 45m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

$956Air India

Wed, Apr 21 - Sun, May 30

10:00 am - 4:05 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 35m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:00 pm - 9:40 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 10m2 stops Male Manama Bahrain Intl

$962Multiple Airlines

Thu, Mar 4 - Thu, Mar 25

12:55 pm - 4:10 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

29h 45m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:00 pm - 9:25 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

25h 55m2 stops Male Manama Bahrain Intl

$964Multiple Airlines

Thu, Mar 18 - Sat, Mar 27

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

33h 10m2 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

$969Gulf Air

Fri, May 7 - Sat, Jun 19

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

33h 10m2 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

$981Gulf Air

Wed, Apr 28 - Sat, May 29

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2:25 pm - 8:15 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

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

33h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$972Etihad Airways

Mon, Nov 16 - Tue, Dec 1

2:25 pm - 8:15 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 20m1 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

$972Etihad Airways

Mon, Nov 16 - Tue, Dec 1

10:05 am - 3:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

18h 40m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

5:10 am - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

38h 20m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$990Air India

Mon, Nov 16 - Tue, Dec 8

1:30 pm - 5:50 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

29h 50m1 stop Istanbul

7:30 am - 7:25 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

22h 25m1 stop Istanbul

$1,000Turkish Airlines

Wed, Nov 18 - Wed, Nov 25

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

$1,000Gulf Air

Wed, Nov 18 - Thu, Nov 26

10:05 am - 3:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

18h 40m1 stop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

5:05 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 25m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$1,004Air India

Sun, Nov 15 - Tue, Dec 1

1:30 pm - 5:50 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

29h 50m1 stop Istanbul

7:25 am - 11:45 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

38h 50m1 stop Istanbul

$1,039Turkish Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Dec 14

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

$1,046Gulf Air

Wed, Nov 18 - Thu, Nov 26

11:30 am - 7:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

42h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

8:50 pm - 9:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles

25h 45m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,081China Eastern

Sun, Nov 15 - Sun, Nov 22

11:30 am - 7:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

42h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

10:35 pm - 9:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles

48h 00m3 stops Kunming Changshui Fuzhou Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,108China Eastern

Sun, Nov 15 - Sun, Nov 22

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SeattleColombo

SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SEACMB

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Thu 5/6

10:15 am-11:35 pm

1 stop24h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 5/17

12:50 am-8:45 am

1 stop20h 25m

$669

SeattleColombo

SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SEACMB

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Thu 5/6

10:15 am-11:35 pm

1 stop24h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 5/17

12:50 am-8:45 am

1 stop20h 25m

$675

BostonColombo

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BOSCMB

Boston Logan Intl

Tue 3/16

4:40 pm-2:50 pm

1 stop36h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 3/30

4:10 am-2:40 pm

1 stop20h 00m

$901

BostonColombo

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BOSCMB

Boston Logan Intl

Thu 2/4

3:40 pm-8:10 am

1 stop30h 00m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 2/15

9:55 am-1:40 pm

1 stop38h 15m

$908

New YorkColombo

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

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 4/20

11:55 am-6:15 pm

1 stop20h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 6/1

4:05 pm-8:20 am

1 stop25h 45m

$956

New YorkColombo

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

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 4/21

11:55 am-4:10 am

1 stop30h 45m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 5/30

4:05 pm-8:20 am

1 stop25h 45m

$956

New YorkColombo

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

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 3/4

10:00 am-4:05 pm

1 stop19h 35m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 3/25

5:00 pm-9:40 am

2 stops26h 10m

$962

New YorkColombo

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

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 3/18

12:55 pm-4:10 am

1 stop29h 45m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 3/27

5:00 pm-9:25 am

2 stops25h 55m

$964

New YorkColombo

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

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 5/7

3:00 pm-9:40 am

2 stops33h 10m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 6/19

5:20 pm-9:25 am

2 stops25h 35m

$969

New YorkColombo

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

JFKCMB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 4/28

3:00 pm-9:40 am

2 stops33h 10m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 5/29

5:20 pm-9:25 am

2 stops25h 35m

$981

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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 15 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	$406
Best Round-Trip Price	$902
Fastest flight time	19h 35m

The best one-way flight price to Sri Lanka from United States in the last 5 days is $406 (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 $902 (Boston Logan Intl to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).

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The fastest flight to Sri Lanka from United States takes 19h 35m (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 Salam Air, Batik Air, and AirAsia, with prices starting at $109, $118, and $124 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 November 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.

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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