Non-stop flights to Colombo (CMB)
Bandaranaike International Airport is the largest airport in Sri Lanka. In total there are 55 airports around the world that have direct flights to Colombo, spread around 50 cities in 27 countries. Currently, there are 7 domestic flights to Colombo.
Colombo is mainly known for beaches and sightseeing & culture.
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All direct flights to Colombo Top 200 flights with a stopover Airlines flying to Colombo Business Class flights First Class flights Intercontinental flights International flights Domestic flights Alternative airports FAQThis month, there are 4,069 flights arriving at Colombo Airport, which are 136 flights per day or 6 flights per hour. On an average day, there is at least 1 flight arriving every 10 minutes.
The most frequently departed flights to Colombo are routes from Chennai (MAA) in India and Dubai (DXB) in United Arab Emirates. These two routes together are operated 860 times this month, and make up for 21% 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 5 minutes and covers a distance of 3,382 miles (5,442 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 31 airlines that fly to Colombo. Most flights to Colombo are operated by SriLankan Airlines, as they connect 36 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:
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
There is only one airport that has First Class flights to Colombo, which is Dubai (DXB).
Intercontinental flights to Colombo
These are all non-stop intercontinental flights to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), as of April 2024:
* 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).
Azur Air: seasonal flights from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO).
Non-stop flights from Africa to Colombo
Air Seychelles: year-round flights from Mahé (SEZ).
Arkia: seasonal flights 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), Jeddah (JED), Riyadh (RUH), Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Dubai (DXB).
Jazeera Airways: seasonal flights from Kuwait City (KWI).
Qatar Airways (Oneworld): year-round flights from Doha (DOH).
Air Arabia: seasonal flights from Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi: seasonal 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).
Arkia: seasonal flights from Tel Aviv (TLV).
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).
Air India (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Chennai (MAA) and New Delhi (DEL).
FitsAir: year-round flights from Chennai (MAA) and Malé (MLE).
FlexFlight: year-round flights from Chennai (MAA) and Malé (MLE).
IndiGo Airlines: year-round flights from Bengaluru (BLR), Chennai (MAA), Hyderabad (HYD) and seasonal flights from Mumbai (BOM).
Vistara: seasonal flights from Mumbai (BOM).
Edelweiss Air: seasonal flights from Malé (MLE).
China Eastern (SkyTeam): 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).
Maldivian: seasonal flights from Malé (MLE).
Cinnamon Air: seasonal flights from Batticaloa (BTC), year-round flights from Kandy (KDW), seasonal flights from Sigiriya (GIU), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (DWO) and year-round flights from Trincomalee (TRR).
Non-stop flights from China to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): seasonal flights from Beijing (PEK), year-round flights from Guangzhou (CAN) and seasonal flights from Shanghai (PVG).
Air China (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Chengdu (TFU).
China Eastern (SkyTeam): seasonal flights from Kunming (KMG) and year-round flights from Shanghai (PVG).
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).
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 is currently the only airline flying non-stop from Oceania to Colombo. They fly year-round from Melbourne (MEL) and Sydney (SYD).
International flights to Colombo
Flights from Australia to Colombo
There are 2 airports in Australia that have non-stop flights to Colombo.
From Melbourne and Sydney, you can fly with SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Bangladesh to Colombo
Dhaka is the only city in Bangladesh with direct flights to Colombo. From Dhaka, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from China to Colombo
If you are looking for a direct flight from China to Colombo, there are 5 airports to choose from.
From Beijing, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld). This is a seasonal route that starts in October and ends in March.
From Chengdu, the only airline with direct flights is Air China (Star Alliance).
From Guangzhou, you can fly non-stop to Colombo with SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Kunming, the only airline with direct flights is China Eastern (SkyTeam). This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
From Shanghai, you can fly non-stop with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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).
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 route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in April 2024.
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).
Flights from India to Colombo
In India there are several airports with flights to Colombo (9 in total).
From Bengaluru, you can fly non-stop with IndiGo Airlines or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Chennai, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Colombo, which are Air India (Star Alliance), FitsAir, FlexFlight, IndiGo Airlines and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Hyderabad, you can fly non-stop with IndiGo Airlines or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Kochi and Madurai, you can fly with SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Mumbai, direct flights are offered by IndiGo Airlines, SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld) and Vistara.
From New Delhi, you can fly non-stop with Air India (Star Alliance) or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Thiruvananthapuram and Tiruchirappalli, all direct flights to Colombo are operated by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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).
Flights from Israel to Colombo
There is 1 airport in Israel that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is Tel Aviv. From Tel Aviv, direct flights are offered by Arkia. This is a seasonal route that starts in May and ends in October.
Flights from Japan to Colombo
Tokyo is the only city in Japan with direct flights to Colombo. From Tokyo, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Kuwait to Colombo
In Kuwait, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Kuwait City. From Kuwait City, you can fly non-stop with Jazeera Airways or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Malaysia to Colombo
There is 1 airport in Malaysia that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is Kuala Lumpur. From Kuala Lumpur, direct flights are offered by AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld) and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Maldives to Colombo
In Maldives, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Colombo.
From Gan Island, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Malé, airlines that operate direct flights are China Eastern (SkyTeam), Edelweiss Air, Emirates, FitsAir, FlexFlight, Flydubai, Gulf Air, Maldivian and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Nepal to Colombo
In Nepal, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Kathmandu. From Kathmandu, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Oman to Colombo
Muscat is the only city in Oman with direct flights to Colombo. From Muscat, direct flights are offered by SalamAir. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Flights from Pakistan to Colombo
If you are looking for a direct flight from Pakistan to Colombo, there are 2 airports to choose from.
From Karachi and Lahore, you can fly with SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Qatar to Colombo
There is 1 airport in Qatar that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is Doha. From Doha, you can fly non-stop with Qatar Airways (Oneworld) or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Russia to Colombo
There are 2 airports in Russia that have non-stop flights to Colombo.
From Moscow Sheremetyevo, direct flights are offered by Aeroflot. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
From Moscow Vnukovo, the only airline with direct flights is Azur Air. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in April 2024.
Flights from Saudi Arabia to Colombo
In Saudi Arabia, there are 3 airports that have direct flights to Colombo.
From Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh, all direct flights to Colombo are operated by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Seychelles to Colombo
Mahé is the only city in Seychelles with direct flights to Colombo. From Mahé, you can fly non-stop with Air Seychelles or Arkia.
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).
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).
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.
Flights from Thailand to Colombo
There are 2 airports in Thailand that have non-stop flights to Colombo.
From Bangkok, you can fly non-stop with SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld) or Thai Airways (Star Alliance).
From Bangkok (Don Muang), the only airline with direct flights is Thai AirAsia.
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).
Flights from United Arab Emirates to Colombo
If you are looking for a direct flight from United Arab Emirates to Colombo, there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Abu Dhabi, direct flights are offered by Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
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).
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, Jaffna, Kandy, Sigiriya, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Trincomalee and Weerawila, all direct flights to Colombo are operated by Cinnamon Air.
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 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (DWO) and Kandy (KDW).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Colombo?
There are 2 airports in Colombo: Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and Diyawanna Oya Airport (DWO).
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 31 airlines flying to Colombo from 55 airports around the world, as of April 2024.
Which airlines fly to Colombo?
SriLankan Airlines, Cinnamon Air and IndiGo Airlines 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 4,069 flights arriving at Colombo every month (or 952 flights each week), from a total of 55 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?
Chennai, Dubai and Malé 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?
| Chennai to Colombo | 1h 30m |
| Dubai to Colombo | 4h 15m |
| Malé to Colombo | 1h 35m |
| Doha to Colombo | 5h |
| Kuala Lumpur to Colombo | 3h 45m |
