Non-stop flights to Colombo (CMB)
Bandaranaike International Airport is the largest airport in Sri Lanka. It is Sri Lanka's main international airport. In total there are 57 airports around the world that have direct flights to Colombo, spread around 54 cities in 26 countries. Currently, there are 7 domestic flights to Colombo.
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All direct flights to Colombo Top 200 flights with a stopover Airlines flying to Colombo Best time to visit Colombo Long-Haul Flights Business Class flights First Class flights Intercontinental flights International flights Domestic flights Alternative airports FAQThis month, there are 1,793 flights arriving at Colombo Airport, which are 60 flights per day or 3 flights per hour. On an average day, there is at least 1 flight arriving every 20 minutes.
The most frequently departed flights to Colombo are routes from Dubai (DXB) in United Arab Emirates and Malé (MLE) in Maldives. These two routes together are operated 275 times this month, and make up for 15% of all monthly arrivals at Bandaranaike International Airport.
The longest flight to Colombo CMB is departing from Sydney (SYD). This non-stop flight takes around 10 hours and 15 minutes and covers a distance of 5,442 miles (8,758 km).
List of all direct flights to Colombo
Below you can find a list of all cities and countries that have direct flights to Colombo, ordered by popularity.
Top 200 flights with a stopover
This list contains the 200 most popular airports from which flights depart that require just one stopover to get to Colombo.
Airlines flying to Colombo
Currently, there are 33 airlines that fly to Colombo. Most flights to Colombo are operated by SriLankan Airlines, as they connect 32 airports to CMB. That’s around 5 times as much as Cinnamon Air, the second biggest airline in terms of operated flight routes to Colombo. Below you can find a list of airlines that operate most CMB flights:
What is the best time to visit Colombo?
🌴 Tropical
Colombo is a tropical destination known for its warm climate, with temperatures between 25°C and 30°C (77°F to 86°F) throughout the year. The area is characterized by high humidity and frequent rainfall.
Being located north of the equator, Colombo experiences its dry season from November to April, making this the perfect time to visit. In this period, you can expect mostly dry conditions, while the wet season will see days of rain. Humidity and temperatures are consistently high all year long.
Long-Haul Flights to Colombo
Explore all long-haul flights to Colombo with a flight duration of more than 7 hours.
Business class flights to Colombo
There are 39 airports that have flights to Colombo in Business Class. All airports that offer business class flights to CMB are listed below:
First class flights to Colombo
If you are looking for a luxurious flight, there's a total of 3 airports to choose from that have flights to CMB in First Class.
Intercontinental flights to Colombo
These are all non-stop intercontinental flights to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), as of March 2026:
* Please note that there are no direct services from the United States, Canada, Southern America, Central America, the Caribbean or Central Asia.
Non-stop flights from Europe to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): seasonal flights from Frankfurt (FRA), year-round flights from London Heathrow (LHR) and Paris (CDG).
Edelweiss Air: seasonal flights from Zürich (ZRH).
Aeroflot: seasonal flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO).
Non-stop flights from Africa to Colombo
Air Seychelles is currently the only airline flying non-stop from Africa to Colombo. They fly year-round from Mahé (SEZ).
Non-stop flights from the Middle-East / Western Asia to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): year-round flights from Kuwait City (KWI), Doha (DOH), Dammam (DMM), Riyadh (RUH) and Dubai (DXB).
Jazeera Airways: seasonal flights from Kuwait City (KWI) and Al Qaisumah / Hafr Al-Batin (AQI).
Kuwait Airways: seasonal flights from Kuwait City (KWI).
Qatar Airways (Oneworld): year-round flights from Doha (DOH) and seasonal flights from Muscat (MCT).
Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam): seasonal flights from Jeddah (JED) and Medina (MED).
Air Arabia: year-round flights from Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi: year-round flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH).
Emirates: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
Etihad Airways: year-round flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH).
FitsAir: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
FlexFlight: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
Flydubai: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
SalamAir: seasonal flights from Muscat (MCT).
Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Istanbul (IST).
Non-stop flights from India / South Asia to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld) has a significant network of flights from India or Southern Asia to Colombo.
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): year-round flights from Dhaka (DAC), Bengaluru (BLR), Chennai (MAA), Hyderabad (HYD), Kochi (COK), Madurai (IXM), Mumbai (BOM), New Delhi (DEL), Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), Gan Island (GAN), Malé (MLE), Kathmandu (KTM), Karachi (KHI) and Lahore (LHE).
FitsAir: year-round flights from Dhaka (DAC), seasonal flights from Ahmedabad (AMD), year-round flights from Malé (MLE) and Lahore (LHE).
FlexFlight: year-round flights from Dhaka (DAC), Malé (MLE) and Lahore (LHE).
Air India (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Mumbai (BOM) and New Delhi (DEL).
IndiGo Airlines: year-round flights from Bengaluru (BLR), Chennai (MAA), Hyderabad (HYD), Mumbai (BOM) and seasonal flights from New Delhi (DEL).
Chongqing Airlines: seasonal flights from Malé (MLE).
Emirates: year-round flights from Malé (MLE).
Flydubai: year-round flights from Malé (MLE).
Gulf Air: year-round flights from Malé (MLE).
Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam): seasonal flights from Malé (MLE).
Cinnamon Air: year-round flights from Batticaloa (BTC), Hatton (NUF), Kandy (KDW), Koggala (KCT), Sigiriya (GIU) and Trincomalee (TRR).
Non-stop flights from China to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): year-round flights from Guangzhou (CAN).
Air China (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Chengdu (TFU).
Beijing Capital: seasonal flights from Beijing Daxing (PKX).
China Eastern (SkyTeam): seasonal flights from Kunming (KMG) and year-round flights from Shanghai (PVG).
Chongqing Airlines: seasonal flights from Chongqing (CKG).
Non-stop flights from Japan to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines is currently the only airline flying non-stop from Japan to Colombo. They fly year-round from Tokyo (NRT).
Non-stop flights from East Asia to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): year-round flights from Seoul (ICN).
Cathay Pacific (Oneworld): year-round flights from Hong Kong (HKG).
Non-stop flights from South-East Asia to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): year-round flights from Jakarta (CGK), Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Singapore (SIN) and Bangkok (BKK).
AirAsia: year-round flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
Batik Air: seasonal flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
FitsAir: year-round flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and seasonal flights from Bangkok (BKK).
FlexFlight: year-round flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld): year-round flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
Singapore Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Singapore (SIN).
Thai AirAsia: year-round flights from Bangkok (Don Muang) (DMK).
Thai Airways (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Bangkok (BKK).
Non-stop flights from Australia / New Zealand / Oceania / the Pacific to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): year-round flights from Melbourne (MEL) and Sydney (SYD).
Jetstar: seasonal flights from Melbourne (MEL).
International flights to Colombo
Flights from Australia to Colombo
There are 2 airports in Australia that have non-stop flights to Colombo.
From Melbourne, you can fly non-stop with Jetstar or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Sydney, the only airline with direct flights is SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from Bangladesh to Colombo
Dhaka is the only city in Bangladesh with direct flights to Colombo. From Dhaka, direct flights are offered by FitsAir, FlexFlight and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from China to Colombo
In China there are several airports with flights to Colombo (6 in total).
From Beijing Daxing, direct flights are offered by Beijing Capital. This is a seasonal route that starts in March and ends in October.
From Chengdu, the only airline with direct flights is Air China (Star Alliance).
From Chongqing, you can fly non-stop to Colombo with Chongqing Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in March and ends in October.
From Guangzhou, the only airline with direct flights is SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Kunming and Shanghai, you can fly with China Eastern (SkyTeam).
All flights from China
Flights from France to Colombo
In France, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Paris. From Paris, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from Germany to Colombo
There is 1 airport in Germany that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is Frankfurt. From Frankfurt, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld). This is a seasonal route that starts in March and ends in April.
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Flights from Hong Kong to Colombo
In Hong Kong, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Hong Kong. From Hong Kong, direct flights are offered by Cathay Pacific (Oneworld).
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Flights from India to Colombo
India is well-connected to Colombo (CMB) with 10 airports around the country that have direct flights to the airport.
From Ahmedabad, direct flights are offered by FitsAir. This route is not operational yet but will start in April.
From Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, all direct flights to Colombo are operated by IndiGo Airlines and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Kochi and Madurai, you can fly with SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Mumbai and New Delhi, all direct flights to Colombo are operated by Air India (Star Alliance), IndiGo Airlines and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Thiruvananthapuram and Tiruchirappalli, you can fly with SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from Indonesia to Colombo
Jakarta is the only city in Indonesia with direct flights to Colombo. From Jakarta, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from Japan to Colombo
There is 1 airport in Japan that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is Tokyo. From Tokyo, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from Kuwait to Colombo
Kuwait City is the only city in Kuwait with direct flights to Colombo. From Kuwait City, direct flights are offered by Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from Malaysia to Colombo
In Malaysia, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Kuala Lumpur. From Kuala Lumpur, airlines that operate direct flights are AirAsia, Batik Air, FitsAir, FlexFlight, Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld) and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from Maldives to Colombo
If you are looking for a direct flight from Maldives to Colombo, there are 2 airports to choose from.
From Gan Island, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Malé, airlines that operate direct flights are Chongqing Airlines, Emirates, FitsAir, FlexFlight, Flydubai, Gulf Air, Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam) and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
All flights from Maldives
Flights from Nepal to Colombo
There is 1 airport in Nepal that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is Kathmandu. From Kathmandu, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
All flights from Nepal
Flights from Oman to Colombo
In Oman, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Muscat. From Muscat, you can fly non-stop with Qatar Airways (Oneworld) or SalamAir. This is a seasonal route that starts in March and ends in October.
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Flights from Pakistan to Colombo
In Pakistan, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Colombo.
From Karachi, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Lahore, direct flights are offered by FitsAir, FlexFlight and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from Qatar to Colombo
Doha is the only city in Qatar with direct flights to Colombo. From Doha, you can fly non-stop with Qatar Airways (Oneworld) or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from Russia to Colombo
There is 1 airport in Russia that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is Moscow Sheremetyevo. From Moscow Sheremetyevo, direct flights are offered by Aeroflot. This is a seasonal route that starts in March and ends in May.
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Flights from Saudi Arabia to Colombo
If you are looking for a direct flight from Saudi Arabia to Colombo, there are 5 airports to choose from.
From Al Qaisumah / Hafr Al-Batin, direct flights are offered by Jazeera Airways. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in March 2026.
From Dammam, the only airline with direct flights is SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Jeddah and Medina, you can fly with Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam).
From Riyadh, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from Seychelles to Colombo
Mahé is the only city in Seychelles with direct flights to Colombo. From Mahé, direct flights are offered by Air Seychelles.
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Flights from Singapore to Colombo
In Singapore, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Singapore. From Singapore, you can fly non-stop with Singapore Airlines (Star Alliance) or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from South Korea to Colombo
There is 1 airport in South Korea that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is Seoul. From Seoul, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Flights from Switzerland to Colombo
In Switzerland, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Zürich. From Zürich, direct flights are offered by Edelweiss Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in March and ends in May.
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Flights from Thailand to Colombo
There are 2 airports in Thailand that have non-stop flights to Colombo.
From Bangkok, direct flights are offered by FitsAir, SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld) and Thai Airways (Star Alliance).
From Bangkok (Don Muang), the only airline with direct flights is Thai AirAsia.
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Flights from Turkey to Colombo
Istanbul is the only city in Turkey with direct flights to Colombo. From Istanbul, direct flights are offered by Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
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Flights from United Arab Emirates to Colombo
In United Arab Emirates, there are 3 airports that have direct flights to Colombo.
From Abu Dhabi, you can fly non-stop with Air Arabia Abu Dhabi or Etihad Airways.
From Dubai, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Colombo, which are Emirates, FitsAir, FlexFlight, Flydubai and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Dubai (Sharjah), you can fly non-stop to Colombo with Air Arabia.
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Flights from United Kingdom to Colombo
There is 1 airport in United Kingdom that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is London Heathrow. From London Heathrow, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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Domestic flights to Colombo
Flights from Sri Lanka to Colombo
There are several airports within Sri Lanka that have domestic flights to Colombo (7 in total).
From Batticaloa, Hatton, Kandy, Koggala, Sigiriya, Trincomalee and Weerawila, all direct flights to Colombo are operated by Cinnamon Air.
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Alternative airports near Colombo
Flying to an alternative airport near Colombo could give you other options to reach your destination. For example, the possibility to fly with a different airline or alliance, or finding a cheaper airfare. For this reason, alternative airports near to Colombo (CMB) are listed below. The closest alternative airports are Hatton (NUF) and Kandy (KDW).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Colombo?
There is 1 airport in Colombo: Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB).
What is the best airport to fly into Colombo?
The most convenient airport to fly into Colombo is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB).
How many airlines fly to Colombo?
There are 33 airlines flying to Colombo from 57 airports around the world, as of March 2026.
Which airlines fly to Colombo?
SriLankan Airlines, Cinnamon Air and FitsAir operate most flights to Colombo. To get a full overview of all operating airlines, please use the airline filter.
Which alliances are flying to Colombo?
Oneworld, Star Alliance and SkyTeam are all flying to Colombo.
How many nonstop flights are there to Colombo?
There are roughly 1,793 flights arriving at Colombo every month (or 420 flights each week), from a total of 57 airports worldwide.
What is the official name of Colombo Airport?
The official name of Colombo Airport is Bandaranaike International Airport.
What is the airport code of Colombo Airport?
The airport code of Colombo Airport is CMB.
What are the most popular flights to Colombo?
Dubai, Malé and Chennai are the 3 most popular routes to Colombo. For a complete overview of all flight routes to Colombo, please use our flight map.
How long is the flight to Colombo?
| Dubai to Colombo | 4h 35m |
| Malé to Colombo | 1h 30m |
| Chennai to Colombo | 1h 30m |
| Kuala Lumpur to Colombo | 3h 40m |
| Batticaloa to Colombo | 1h 30m |
