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 49 airports around the world that have direct flights to Colombo, spread around 48 cities in 28 countries. Currently, there are no domestic flights to Colombo.
Colombo is mainly known for beaches and sightseeing & culture.
Most tourists that come to Colombo visit one of the following sights:
- Galle Fort
- Sigiriya - Sri Lanka
- World's End, Sri Lanka
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
- Tooth Temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka
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All direct flights to Colombo Airlines flying to Colombo Business Class flights First Class flights Intercontinental flights International flights Alternative airports FAQThis month, there are 345 flights arriving at Colombo Airport, which are 84 flights per week or 12 flights per day.
The most frequently departed flights to Colombo are routes from Malé (MLE) in Maldives and Doha (DOH) in Qatar. These two routes together are operated 104 times this month, and make up for 30% 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 30 minutes and covers a distance of 5,444 miles (8,762 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.
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 41 airports to CMB. That’s around 14 times as much as Air India, 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 44 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 January 2021:
* 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 seasonal flights from Milan (Malpensa) (MXP).
Edelweiss Air: seasonal flights from Zürich (ZRH).
LOT (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Warsaw (WAW).
Aeroflot (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO).
SkyUp Airlines: seasonal flights from Kyiv (KBP).
Non-stop flights from Africa to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines is currently the only airline flying non-stop from Africa to Colombo. They fly year-round from Mahé (SEZ) and seasonal from Johannesburg (JNB).
Non-stop flights from the Middle-East / Western Asia to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): year-round flights from Bahrain Island (BAH), Kuwait City (KWI), Muscat (MCT), Doha (DOH), Dammam (DMM), Jeddah (JED), Riyadh (RUH), Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Dubai (DXB).
Kuwait Airways: year-round flights from Kuwait City (KWI).
Oman Air: year-round flights from Muscat (MCT).
Qatar Airways (Oneworld): year-round flights from Doha (DOH).
Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Jeddah (JED).
Air Arabia: year-round flights from Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Emirates: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
Etihad Airways: year-round flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH).
Flydubai: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
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), Coimbatore (CJB), Hyderabad (HYD), Kochi (COK), Kolkata (CCU), Madurai (IXM), Mumbai (BOM), New Delhi (DEL), seasonal flights from Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), year-round flights from Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), Gan Island (GAN), Malé (MLE), Karachi (KHI) and Lahore (LHE).
Air India (Star Alliance): seasonal flights from Chennai (MAA), year-round flights from Mumbai (BOM) and seasonal flights from New Delhi (DEL).
Go Air: year-round flights from Bengaluru (BLR) and New Delhi (DEL).
IndiGo Airlines: year-round flights from Chennai (MAA).
Spicejet: year-round flights from Chennai (MAA) and seasonal flights from Madurai (IXM).
Vistara: year-round flights from Mumbai (BOM) and New Delhi (DEL).
China Southern (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Malé (MLE).
Emirates: year-round flights from Malé (MLE).
Gulf Air: year-round flights from Malé (MLE).
Korean Air (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Malé (MLE).
Maldivian: seasonal flights from Malé (MLE).
Oman Air: year-round flights from Malé (MLE).
Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Malé (MLE).
Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Malé (MLE).
Non-stop flights from China to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld): year-round flights from Beijing (PEK), Guangzhou (CAN) and Shanghai (PVG).
Air China (Star Alliance): seasonal flights from Chengdu (CTU).
China Eastern (SkyTeam): seasonal flights from Kunming (KMG) and year-round flights from Shanghai (PVG).
China Southern (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Guangzhou (CAN).
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): seasonal flights from Seoul (ICN).
Korean Air (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Seoul (ICN).
Cathay Pacific (Oneworld): seasonal 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).
Jetstar Asia: year-round flights from Singapore (SIN).
SilkAir: year-round flights from Singapore (SIN).
Singapore Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Singapore (SIN).
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 seasonal from 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 Bahrain to Colombo
Bahrain Island is the only city in Bahrain with direct flights to Colombo. From Bahrain Island, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Bangladesh to Colombo
In Bangladesh, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Dhaka. 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).
From Chengdu, the only airline with direct flights is Air China (Star Alliance). This is a seasonal route that starts in June and ends in October.
From Guangzhou, you can fly non-stop with China Southern (SkyTeam) or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Kunming, the only airline with direct flights is China Eastern (SkyTeam). This is a seasonal route that starts in January and ends in March.
From Shanghai, you can fly non-stop with China Eastern (SkyTeam) or 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 January 2021.
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). This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in January 2021.
Flights from India to Colombo
India is well-connected to Colombo (CMB) with 11 airports around the country that have direct flights to the airport.
From Bengaluru, you can fly non-stop with Go Air or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Chennai, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Colombo, which are Air India (Star Alliance), IndiGo Airlines, Spicejet and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Kochi and Kolkata, all direct flights to Colombo are operated by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Madurai, you can fly non-stop with Spicejet or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Mumbai, direct flights are offered by Air India (Star Alliance), SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld) and Vistara.
From New Delhi, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Colombo, which are Air India (Star Alliance), Go Air, SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld) and Vistara.
From Thiruvananthapuram and Tiruchirappalli, you can fly with 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 Italy to Colombo
There is 1 airport in Italy that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is Milan (Malpensa). From Milan (Malpensa), direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld). This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in January 2021.
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 Kuwait 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 Southern (SkyTeam), Emirates, Gulf Air, Korean Air (SkyTeam), Maldivian, Oman Air, Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam), SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld) and Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
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 Oman Air or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
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 Poland to Colombo
Warsaw is the only city in Poland with direct flights to Colombo. From Warsaw, direct flights are offered by LOT (Star Alliance).
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
Moscow Sheremetyevo is the only city in Russia with direct flights to Colombo. From Moscow Sheremetyevo, direct flights are offered by Aeroflot (SkyTeam).
Flights from Saudi Arabia to Colombo
There are 3 airports in Saudi Arabia that have non-stop flights to Colombo.
From Dammam, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Jeddah, you can fly non-stop with Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam) or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Riyadh, you can fly non-stop to Colombo with SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Seychelles to Colombo
In Seychelles, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Mahé. From Mahé, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Singapore to Colombo
There is 1 airport in Singapore that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is Singapore. From Singapore, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Colombo, which are Jetstar Asia, SilkAir, Singapore Airlines (Star Alliance) and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from South Africa to Colombo
In South Africa, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Johannesburg. From Johannesburg, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld). This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in January 2021.
Flights from South Korea to Colombo
Seoul is the only city in South Korea with direct flights to Colombo. From Seoul, you can fly non-stop with Korean Air (SkyTeam) or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Switzerland to Colombo
There is 1 airport in Switzerland that has a direct connection to Colombo, which is Zürich. From Zürich, direct flights are offered by Edelweiss Air. This is a seasonal route that starts in February and ends in April.
Flights from Thailand to Colombo
Bangkok is the only city in Thailand with direct flights to Colombo. From Bangkok, direct flights are offered by SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
Flights from Ukraine to Colombo
In Ukraine, the only airport that has a direct connection to Colombo is Kyiv. From Kyiv, direct flights are offered by SkyUp Airlines. This is a seasonal route that starts in January and ends in March.
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 Etihad Airways or SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Dubai, direct flights are offered by Emirates, Flydubai and SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld).
From Dubai (Sharjah), you can fly non-stop to Colombo with Air Arabia.
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).
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. In total there are two alternative airports to Colombo (CMB) within a range of 125 miles (200 km), which are Ratmalana (RML) and Hambantota (HRI).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Colombo?
There are 2 airports in Colombo: Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and Ratmalana Airport (RML).
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 49 airports around the world, as of January 2021.
Which airlines fly to Colombo?
SriLankan Airlines, Air India and China Southern 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 345 flights arriving at Colombo every month (or 84 flights each week), from a total of 49 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?
Malé, Doha and Dubai 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?
| Malé to Colombo | 1h 40m |
| Doha to Colombo | 5h |
| Dubai to Colombo | 4h 30m |
| Singapore to Colombo | 4h |
| New Delhi to Colombo | 3h |
