What is the cheapest airline that flies from United States to Sri Lanka?

Etihad Airways, Air India, and China Eastern are the most popular carriers operating from United States to Sri Lanka

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 33% 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.

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 Boston to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 18h 05m on average, while flying from New York to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 18h 25m on average. Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is the most popular airport in Sri Lanka.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from United States to Sri Lanka?

Prices for flights from United States to Sri Lanka are updated daily.

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As of September 2026, there are 13 operators available to choose from for flights from United States to Sri Lanka.

How old do you have to be to fly from United States 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 from United States to Sri Lanka.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Sri Lanka?

The necessary travel and health documents for your Sri Lanka trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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

42h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

8:20 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

26h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$780China Eastern

Thu, Oct 15 - Sun, Nov 1

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

42h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

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

47h 55m2 stops Kunming Changshui Shanghai Hongqiao Intl

$781China Eastern

Thu, Oct 15 - Sat, Oct 31

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

31h 00m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:05 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-EWR Newark

25h 25m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$819Air India

Mon, Oct 5 - Mon, Oct 12

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

31h 00m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:05 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-EWR Newark

25h 25m1 stop New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

$861Air India

Mon, Oct 5 - Mon, Oct 12

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

18h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:35 pm - 3:10 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl

27h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$862Etihad Airways

Sun, Jan 10 - Wed, Mar 17

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

36h 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

$862Etihad Airways

Tue, Feb 9 - Mon, Feb 22

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

47h 03m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

8:20 pm - 9:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

26h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$882Multiple Airlines

Fri, Oct 16 - Sun, Nov 1

12:45 pm - 11:30 pmLAX Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

45h 15m2 stops Tokyo Narita Singapore Changi

12:45 am - 7:55 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles

32h 40m1 stop Singapore Changi

$910Singapore Airlines

Wed, Jan 20 - Tue, Mar 9

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

35h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

12:45 am - 7:55 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles

32h 40m1 stop Singapore Changi

$917Singapore Airlines

Wed, Feb 10 - Wed, Mar 3

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

47h 03m2 stops Los Angeles Shanghai Pu Dong

8:20 pm - 10:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

26h 10m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$929Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 15 - Fri, Oct 30

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

26h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:10 am - 9:45 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

39h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$933Etihad Airways

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 29

3:10 pm - 2:55 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

38h 15m1 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

$933Etihad Airways

Thu, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 29

12:30 pm - 7:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

42h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

8:30 pm - 10:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles

26h 05m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$951China Eastern

Wed, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 17

12:30 pm - 9:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

68h 10m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Kunming Changshui

8:30 pm - 10:05 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-LAX Los Angeles

26h 05m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$952China Eastern

Wed, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 17

3:10 pm - 2:55 pmIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

38h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

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

33h 30m3 stops Chennai Bengaluru Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$977Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 29

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

31h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

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

33h 30m3 stops Chennai Bengaluru Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$978Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 29

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

43h 05m1 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

$1,018Air India

Thu, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 22

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

26h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:35 am - 3:40 pmCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

21h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,025Qatar Airways

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 29

9:00 pm - 2:05 amIAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

8:20 pm - 8:45 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-IAD Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

21h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,025JetBlue

Mon, Sep 7 - Wed, Sep 30

10:55 am - 6:15 pmSFO San Francisco-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

42h 50m2 stops Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

5:05 pm - 7:00 amCMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SFO San Francisco

26h 25m2 stops New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Kolkata Netaji S. Chandra

$1,071Air India

Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 21

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Air India

Oct 5

EWR11:30 amNewark

31h 00m

1 stop

CMB4:00 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 12

CMB5:05 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 25m

1 stop

EWR9:00 amNewark

$819

Air India

Oct 5

EWR11:30 amNewark

31h 00m

1 stop

CMB4:00 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 12

CMB5:05 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 25m

1 stop

EWR9:00 amNewark

$861

Air India

Oct 1

EWR11:30 amNewark

31h 00m

1 stop

CMB4:00 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Nov 30

CMB8:20 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

33h 05m

1 stop

EWR6:55 amNewark

$870

Etihad Airways flights from United States to Sri Lanka

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Etihad Airways

Jan 10

BOS3:40 pmBoston Logan Intl

18h 05m

1 stop

CMB8:15 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mar 17

CMB9:35 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

27h 05m

1 stop

BOS3:10 pmBoston Logan Intl

$862

Etihad Airways

Sep 22

BOS4:25 pmBoston Logan Intl

25h 05m

1 stop

CMB3:00 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sep 26

CMB4:10 amColombo Bandaranaike Intl

20h 00m

1 stop

BOS2:40 pmBoston Logan Intl

$866

Etihad Airways

Dec 1

BOS3:40 pmBoston Logan Intl

36h 40m

1 stop

CMB2:50 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

Dec 15

CMB4:05 pmColombo Bandaranaike Intl

32h 35m

1 stop

BOS2:10 pmBoston Logan Intl

$867

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Thu 10/15

12:00 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop42h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 11/1

8:20 pm-9:00 am

1 stop26h 10m

$780

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SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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Thu 10/15

12:00 pm-7:00 pm

1 stop42h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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10:35 pm-10:00 am

2 stops47h 55m

$781

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Mon 10/5

11:30 am-4:00 am

1 stop31h 00m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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5:05 pm-9:00 am

1 stop25h 25m

$819

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11:30 am-4:00 am

1 stop31h 00m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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5:05 pm-9:00 am

1 stop25h 25m

$861

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BOS Boston Logan Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

BOSCMB

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Sun 1/10

3:40 pm-8:15 pm

1 stop18h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 3/17

9:35 pm-3:10 pm

1 stop27h 05m

$862

BostonColombo

BOS Boston Logan Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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Boston Logan Intl

Tue 2/9

3:40 pm-2:50 pm

1 stop36h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 2/22

4:00 am-2:10 pm

1 stop20h 40m

$862

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Fri 10/16

7:27 am-7:00 pm

2 stops47h 03m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 11/1

8:20 pm-9:00 am

1 stop26h 10m

$882

Los AngelesColombo

LAX Los Angeles - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

LAXCMB

Los Angeles

Wed 1/20

12:45 pm-11:30 pm

2 stops45h 15m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 3/9

12:45 am-7:55 pm

1 stop32h 40m

$910

Los AngelesColombo

LAX Los Angeles - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

LAXCMB

Los Angeles

Wed 2/10

10:05 pm-11:30 pm

1 stop35h 55m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 3/3

12:45 am-7:55 pm

1 stop32h 40m

$917

San FranciscoColombo

SFO San Francisco - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SFOCMB

San Francisco

Thu 10/15

7:27 am-7:00 pm

2 stops47h 03m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 10/30

8:20 pm-10:00 am

1 stop26h 10m

$929

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Sri Lanka?

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Sri Lanka from United States, with most prices found around $1,031. If you aren’t able to travel to Sri Lanka during the month of September, then flying in March is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $1,037.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Sri Lanka?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Sri Lanka from United States when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Sri Lanka for around $1,066 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Sri Lanka from United States for as low as $935 on momondo.

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Best Price Found	$392
Fastest flight time	18h 05m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Sri Lanka from United States in the past 72 hours is $392. The best round-trip flight deal from United States to Sri Lanka found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $780.

The fastest flight from United States to Sri Lanka takes 18h 05m

There are no direct flights from United States to Sri Lanka. There are no popular flight routes from United States to Sri Lanka.

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from United States to Sri Lanka?
Prices for flights from United States to Sri Lanka are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from United States to Sri Lanka?
As of September 2026, there are 13 operators available to choose from for flights from United States to Sri Lanka.
How old do you have to be to fly from United States 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 from United States to Sri Lanka.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Sri Lanka?
The necessary travel and health documents for your Sri Lanka trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $491	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 3,733 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
China Eastern	PriceFrom $593	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 236 reviews	Search China Eastern flights
Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom $617	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,473 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom $695	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,596 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Air India	PriceFrom $707	Free Cancellation	Rating 5.5 2,938 reviews	Search Air India flights
Kuwait Airways	PriceFrom $721	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 348 reviews	Search Kuwait Airways flights
Gulf Air	PriceFrom $790	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.2 245 reviews	Search Gulf Air flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $804	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,533 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $828	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,477 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Emirates	PriceFrom $1,069	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,653 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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