What is the cheapest airline that flies from Johannesburg to Colombo?

Ethiopian Air and Emirates are the most popular carriers operating from Johannesburg to Colombo

Which airlines fly to Colombo?

Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Colombo from Johannesburg according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 49% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Colombo. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Colombo on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Johannesburg to Colombo?

Prices for flights from Johannesburg to Colombo are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Johannesburg to Colombo?

The number of operators available for flights from Johannesburg to Colombo is 6 as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Johannesburg to Colombo?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Johannesburg to Colombo.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Colombo?

The necessary travel and health documents for your Colombo 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 licence 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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13:50 - 3:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 30m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl

5:00 - 12:30CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

11h 00m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl

R12 702Air Seychelles

Sun, Nov 8 - Fri, Dec 4

13:50 - 3:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

10h 30m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl

5:00 - 12:30CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

11h 00m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl

R12 702Air Seychelles

Sun, Nov 8 - Fri, Nov 27

9:50 - 2:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

13h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:35 - 8:20CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R13 435Etihad Airways

Mon, Nov 9 - Mon, Nov 30

14:05 - 9:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

15h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

20:20 - 9:10CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 597Qatar Airways

Wed, Oct 14 - Wed, Oct 21

20:55 - 16:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

16h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

20:20 - 8:40CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 630Qatar Airways

Sat, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 24

9:50 - 8:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

18h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:35 - 8:20CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R14 070Etihad Airways

Sat, Nov 7 - Sat, Nov 28

1:15 - 8:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

27h 55m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

16:05 - 8:20CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 45m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R14 851Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 12 - Tue, Oct 20

10:05 - 16:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

27h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

20:35 - 5:35CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 30m2 stops Male Dubai Intl

R15 096Emirates

Sat, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 24

17:45 - 16:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

19h 15m2 stops Kigali Intl Doha Hamad Intl

19:30 - 13:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 55m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Kigali Intl

R15 144RwandAir

Fri, Nov 6 - Sat, Nov 28

13:30 - 18:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 30m2 stops Dubai Intl Male

20:35 - 20:35CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 30m2 stops Male Dubai Intl

R15 210Emirates

Sat, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 24

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8:20 - 5:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

41h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dubai Intl

18:30 - 3:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 55m2 stops Dubai Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R16 757Ethiopian Air

Sat, Sep 19 - Fri, Sep 25

13:30 - 1:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

32h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

5:10 - 12:30CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

10h 50m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl

R18 206Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Fri, Sep 25

13:45 - 20:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

27h 20m3 stops Entebbe Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

18:30 - 13:30CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 30m2 stops Dubai Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R18 255Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Fri, Sep 25

8:20 - 5:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

41h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dubai Intl

5:10 - 12:30CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

10h 50m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl

R18 287Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Fri, Sep 25

13:45 - 20:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

27h 20m3 stops Entebbe Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

15:00 - 10:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 25m3 stops Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R18 597Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Fri, Sep 25

14:30 - 18:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 30m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dubai Intl Male

22:05 - 13:30CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 55m2 stops Dubai Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R19 020Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Sun, Sep 20

14:30 - 20:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

26h 35m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dammam King Fahad Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

23:25 - 20:10CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 15m3 stops Ahmedabad Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R19 362Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Sun, Sep 20

14:30 - 20:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

26h 35m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

23:40 - 20:10CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 00m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R19 558Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Sun, Sep 20

10:05 - 8:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

18h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

17:35 - 0:15CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 10m2 stops Dubai Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R19 834Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Sun, Sep 20

10:05 - 16:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

27h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:05 - 20:35CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

R21 088Emirates

Sat, Sep 19 - Sun, Sep 20

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Qatar Airways flights from Johannesburg to Colombo

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Qatar Airways

Oct 14

JNB14:05Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 25m

1 stop

CMB9:00Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 21

CMB20:20Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

16h 20m

1 stop

JNB9:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 597

Qatar Airways

Oct 17

JNB20:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 25m

1 stop

CMB16:50Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 24

CMB20:20Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

15h 50m

1 stop

JNB8:40Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 630

Qatar Airways

Oct 13

JNB20:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 20m

1 stop

CMB17:45Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 20

CMB10:30Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

21h 00m

1 stop

JNB4:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 679

Emirates flights from Johannesburg to Colombo

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Emirates

Oct 17

JNB10:05Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 15m

1 stop

CMB16:50Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 24

CMB20:35Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

36h 30m

2 stops

JNB5:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R15 096

Emirates

Oct 14

JNB19:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 50m

2 stops

CMB18:30Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 20

CMB2:55Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

21h 10m

1 stop

JNB20:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R15 258

Emirates

Nov 8

JNB22:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 35m

2 stops

CMB18:25Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Dec 4

CMB9:55Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

14h 10m

1 stop

JNB20:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R15 356

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JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 8/11

13:50-3:50

1 stop10h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 4/12

5:00-12:30

1 stop11h 00m

R12 702

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 8/11

13:50-3:50

1 stop10h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 27/11

5:00-12:30

1 stop11h 00m

R12 702

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 9/11

9:50-2:50

1 stop13h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 30/11

21:35-8:20

1 stop14h 15m

R13 435

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 14/10

14:05-9:00

1 stop15h 25m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 21/10

20:20-9:10

1 stop16h 20m

R13 597

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 17/10

20:55-16:50

1 stop16h 25m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 24/10

20:20-8:40

1 stop15h 50m

R13 630

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 7/11

9:50-8:10

1 stop18h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 28/11

21:35-8:20

1 stop14h 15m

R14 070

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 12/10

1:15-8:40

2 stops27h 55m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 20/10

16:05-8:20

2 stops19h 45m

R14 851

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 17/10

10:05-16:50

1 stop27h 15m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 24/10

20:35-5:35

2 stops36h 30m

R15 096

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 6/11

17:45-16:30

2 stops19h 15m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 28/11

19:30-13:55

2 stops21h 55m

R15 144

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 17/10

13:30-18:30

2 stops25h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 24/10

20:35-20:35

2 stops27h 30m

R15 210

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Johannesburg to Colombo

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Johannesburg and Colombo?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R12 914 to R15 307.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R12 702.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Colombo?

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg to Colombo. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around R13 109. If you are unable to visit Colombo during the month of February, then departing from Johannesburg during the month March is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around R13 239.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg to Colombo?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Colombo from Johannesburg when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Colombo for around R14 318 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Colombo from Johannesburg for as low as R13 321 on momondo.

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Best price found	R10 178
Fastest flight time	10h 30m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Colombo from Johannesburg in the past 72 hours is R10 178. The best return flight deal from Johannesburg to Colombo found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R12 702.

The fastest flight from Johannesburg to Colombo takes 10h 30m

There are no direct flights from Johannesburg to Colombo. There are no popular flight routes from Johannesburg to Colombo.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Johannesburg to Colombo

How far is Johannesburg to Colombo by plane?
There are 6685,7 km between Johannesburg and Colombo. By plane, this route typically takes 10h 30m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Johannesburg to Colombo?
Prices for flights from Johannesburg to Colombo are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Johannesburg to Colombo?
The number of operators available for flights from Johannesburg to Colombo is 6 as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Johannesburg to Colombo?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Johannesburg to Colombo.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Colombo?
The necessary travel and health documents for your Colombo 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 licence 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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Air Seychelles	PriceFrom R8 627	Free Cancellation	Rating 0,0 0 reviews	Search Air Seychelles flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom R11 994	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,2 1 602 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom R12 598	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 1 536 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R12 641	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 734 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R14 209	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,2 1 040 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R14 869	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 662 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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