Which airlines fly to Sri Lanka?

Qatar Airways, Emirates and Singapore Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Sri Lanka from South Africa according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 59% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Sri Lanka. Keep in mind that there are 6 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 South Africa to Sri Lanka?

The average flight duration from South Africa to Sri Lanka depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from Johannesburg to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 10h 30m on average, while flying from Cape Town to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 16h 40m on average. Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is the most popular airport in Sri Lanka.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from South Africa to Sri Lanka?

Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Ethiopian Air are the most popular carriers operating from South Africa to Sri Lanka

When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to Sri Lanka?

Prices for flights from South Africa to Sri Lanka are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to Sri Lanka?

As of October 2026, there are 6 operators available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Sri Lanka.

How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Sri Lanka?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from South Africa to Sri Lanka.

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

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Sri Lanka may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Sri Lanka. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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13:45 - 16:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

23h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

18:50 - 8:40CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 244Qatar Airways

Thu, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 11

20:20 - 16:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

16h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

19:30 - 15:35CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 343Qatar Airways

Fri, Nov 27 - Fri, Dec 4

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

10h 30m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl

5:00 - 18:45CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 15m1 stop Victoria Seychelles Intl

R13 691Air Seychelles

Sun, Dec 20 - Mon, Jan 4

13:45 - 16:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

23h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:05 - 10:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 20m2 stops Dubai Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R14 931Multiple Airlines

Fri, Nov 27 - Fri, Dec 4

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

18h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:00 - 8:25CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R15 096Etihad Airways

Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30

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

18h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

4:00 - 8:25CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R15 113Etihad Airways

Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30

22:15 - 18:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

16h 40m2 stops Dubai Intl Male

20:15 - 10:25CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 40m2 stops Male Dubai Intl

R15 162Emirates

Fri, Nov 27 - Fri, Dec 4

13:25 - 18:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 30m2 stops Dubai Intl Male

9:55 - 20:30CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

R15 212Emirates

Thu, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 11

13:45 - 16:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

23h 05m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dubai Intl

11:15 - 15:35CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 50m3 stops Male Dubai Intl Doha Hamad Intl

R16 419Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 11

23:00 - 5:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

26h 30m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dubai Intl

18:40 - 20:10CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 00m2 stops Dubai Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R16 832Ethiopian Air

Wed, Dec 16 - Sat, Dec 26

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13:15 - 16:50CPT Cape Town Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

24h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

19:30 - 17:25CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 261Qatar Airways

Fri, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 29

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

16h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:25 - 15:35CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 476Qatar Airways

Sat, Oct 17 - Thu, Oct 29

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

15h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

19:30 - 15:15CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 658Qatar Airways

Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Oct 27

19:30 - 16:50CPT Cape Town Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

17h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

19:30 - 17:25CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 674Qatar Airways

Fri, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 29

20:55 - 2:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

25h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

14:35 - 8:25CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 20m3 stops Sharjah Manama Bahrain Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R14 881Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Oct 27

13:15 - 8:30CPT Cape Town Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

15h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl

20:15 - 18:00CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 15m2 stops Male Dubai Intl

R14 997Emirates

Fri, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 29

8:20 - 16:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

28h 25m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Chennai

23:15 - 20:10CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 25m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R15 013Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 17 - Fri, Oct 30

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

27h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

20:15 - 20:30CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 45m2 stops Male Dubai Intl

R15 195Emirates

Sat, Oct 17 - Fri, Oct 30

10:05 - 18:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

28h 55m2 stops Dubai Intl Male

20:15 - 20:30CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 45m2 stops Male Dubai Intl

R15 195Emirates

Sat, Oct 17 - Fri, Oct 30

8:20 - 8:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

20h 55m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

3:00 - 3:55CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 25m3 stops Chennai Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R15 410Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 20 - Mon, Oct 26

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Oct 26

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 50m

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CMB8:10Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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CMB4:00Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

31h 55m

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R15 096

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Oct 26

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 50m

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Oct 30

CMB4:00Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

31h 55m

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R15 113

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Oct 26

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 50m

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CMB8:10Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Oct 30

CMB4:00Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

31h 55m

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JNB8:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R15 146

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Dec 16

JNB23:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 30m

2 stops

CMB5:00Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Dec 26

CMB18:40Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

29h 00m

2 stops

JNB20:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 832

Ethiopian Air

Jan 1

JNB23:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 30m

2 stops

CMB5:00Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mar 1

CMB18:40Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

29h 00m

2 stops

JNB20:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

R17 146

Ethiopian Air

Dec 25

JNB8:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

41h 10m

2 stops

CMB5:00Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Dec 31

CMB18:40Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

22h 20m

2 stops

JNB13:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

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Thu 29/10

13:45-16:30

1 stop23h 15m

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R13 244

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Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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5:00-18:45

1 stop17h 15m

R13 691

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1 stop23h 15m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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R14 931

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1 stop18h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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4:00-8:25

1 stop31h 55m

R15 096

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

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Mon 26/10

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1 stop18h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 30/10

4:00-8:25

1 stop31h 55m

R15 113

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 27/11

22:15-18:25

2 stops16h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 4/12

20:15-10:25

2 stops17h 40m

R15 162

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 29/10

13:25-18:25

2 stops25h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 11/11

9:55-20:30

1 stop14h 05m

R15 212

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 29/10

13:45-16:20

2 stops23h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 11/11

11:15-15:35

3 stops31h 50m

R16 419

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 16/12

23:00-5:00

2 stops26h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 26/12

18:40-20:10

2 stops29h 00m

R16 832

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from South Africa to Sri Lanka

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Sri Lanka?

In general, October is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Sri Lanka. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around R14 054. The month of July is another great option to travel to Sri Lanka, with average flight prices from South Africa averaging around R14 071.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Sri Lanka from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Sri Lanka for around R14 563 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Sri Lanka from South Africa for as low as R13 575 on momondo.

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You could potentially save up to 7% on your flight if you consider stops on a South Africa to Sri Lanka flight.

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Best price found	R7 259
Fastest flight time	10h 30m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Sri Lanka from South Africa in the past 72 hours is R7 259. The best return flight deal from South Africa to Sri Lanka found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R13 244.

The fastest flight from South Africa to Sri Lanka takes 10h 30m

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to Sri Lanka?
Prices for flights from South Africa to Sri Lanka are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to Sri Lanka?
As of October 2026, there are 6 operators available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Sri Lanka.
How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Sri Lanka?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from South Africa to Sri Lanka.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Sri Lanka?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Sri Lanka may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Sri Lanka. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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Air Seychelles	PriceFrom R8 759	Free Cancellation	Rating 0,0 0 reviews	Search Air Seychelles flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom R12 179	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,2 1 626 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom R12 662	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 1 543 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R12 792	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 3 723 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R13 525	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,2 1 042 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R14 655	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 679 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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