Cheap flights from Sydney to Colombo from $361

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of August, then book flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Sydney during February instead. Flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport in February, while not as cheap as those in August, still average around $744.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Sydney is on a Saturday. momondo users have found tickets for Saturday departures for as low as $810. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. When flying out on a Monday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Sydney to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport for around $1,244.

Fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl for the best Sydney Kingsford Smith - Colombo Bandaranaike Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Sydney when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport for around $880 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Sydney for as low as $780 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Sydney to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 29% on your flight if you consider stops on a Sydney to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport flight.

China Eastern and SriLankan Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SriLankan Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Sydney according to our data. SriLankan Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 45% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 41% of flights between Sydney and Colombo have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 127 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, SriLankan Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 41% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Singapore (SIN) was the most common stop: 44% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Kuala Lumpur (KUL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $532.

Flights connecting via Bangkok (BKK) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 56m.

Bangkok (BKK) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 38m.

The number of flights available between Sydney and Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 1 per day as of July 2026. The most frequent departure time is 4:00PM, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

8 flights are operational weekly from Sydney to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport as of July 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Tue, with 25% of flights per week taking off on this day.