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R13 089 Cheap flights to Sri Lanka

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Flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport

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Etihad Airways
Nov 10
JNB
18h 50m
1 stop
CMB
Nov 16
CMB
31h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R13 089
Qatar Airways
Sept 6
CPT
16h 55m
1 stop
CMB
Sept 20
CMB
16h 25m
1 stop
CPT
R13 517
Qatar Airways
Nov 3
CPT
27h 15m
1 stop
CMB
Nov 10
CMB
17h 30m
1 stop
CPT
R13 747
Etihad Airways
Sept 17
JNB
13h 45m
1 stop
CMB
Sept 25
CMB
31h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R13 862
Etihad Airways
Oct 28
JNB
25h 30m
1 stop
CMB
Nov 1
CMB
25h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R13 911
Etihad Airways
Oct 28
JNB
25h 30m
1 stop
CMB
Nov 1
CMB
25h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R13 928
Qatar Airways
Oct 23
CPT
17h 50m
1 stop
CMB
Oct 31
CMB
25h 25m
1 stop
CPT
R14 076
Qatar Airways
Sept 18
JNB
16h 25m
1 stop
CMB
Sept 25
CMB
21h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R14 668
Air Seychelles
Sept 20
JNB
10h 50m
1 stop
CMB
Sept 25
CMB
10h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R14 750
Qatar Airways
Sept 18
JNB
16h 25m
1 stop
CMB
Sept 25
CMB
33h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R14 832
Emirates
Sept 6
CPT
20h 35m
2 stops
CMB
Sept 20
CMB
23h 35m
2 stops
CPT
R15 128
Emirates
Nov 10
JNB
28h 30m
2 stops
CMB
Nov 17
CMB
27h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R15 292

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Recent return flight deals from South Africa to Sri Lanka

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9:50 - 8:10JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
18h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
Etihad Airways Logo
4:00 - 8:20CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
31h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
R13 089Etihad Airways
Tue, Nov 10 - Mon, Nov 16
Qatar Airways Logo
13:15 - 9:40CPT  Cape Town Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
16h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
Qatar Airways Logo
4:35 - 17:30CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
16h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
R13 517Qatar Airways
Sun, Sep 6 - Sun, Sep 20
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 19:20CPT  Cape Town Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
27h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
Qatar Airways Logo
3:25 - 17:25CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
17h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
R13 747Qatar Airways
Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 10
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 14:50JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
25h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
Etihad Airways Logo
9:55 - 8:20CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
25h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
R13 911Etihad Airways
Wed, Oct 28 - Sun, Nov 1
Emirates Logo
18:25 - 18:30CPT  Cape Town Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
20h 35m2 stops Dubai Intl Male
Emirates Logo
20:35 - 16:40CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
23h 35m2 stops Male Dubai Intl
R15 128Emirates
Sun, Sep 6 - Sun, Sep 20
Emirates Logo
20:00 - 18:30CPT  Cape Town Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
19h 00m2 stops Dubai Intl Male
Emirates Logo
22:05 - 18:05CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
23h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl
R15 128Emirates
Sun, Sep 6 - Sun, Sep 20
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 5:00JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
26h 40m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dubai Intl
Ethiopian Air Logo
18:40 - 20:10CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
29h 00m2 stops Dubai Intl Addis Ababa Bole
R16 707Ethiopian Air
Thu, Dec 3 - Thu, Dec 17
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 5:00JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
26h 40m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dubai Intl
Ethiopian Air Logo
18:40 - 20:10CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
29h 00m2 stops Dubai Intl Addis Ababa Bole
R16 887Ethiopian Air
Mon, Dec 14 - Mon, Dec 28
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:30 - 14:15JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
20h 15m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dammam King Fahad Intl Sharjah
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:30 - 20:10CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
26h 10m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Addis Ababa Bole
R17 644Multiple Airlines
Fri, Sep 18 - Fri, Sep 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:25 - 18:25CPT  Cape Town Intl-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
20h 30m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Dubai Intl Male
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:15 - 16:45CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
24h 00m2 stops Male Dubai Intl
R17 775Multiple Airlines
Tue, Nov 3 - Wed, Nov 11

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Locate flights to Sri Lanka that fit your budget, with regularly updated fares and availability. In the last 7 days, momondo users made a total of 13 550 searches and data was last updated on 5 August 2026.
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Cheapest return flight

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 10/11

9:50-8:10

1 stop18h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 16/11

4:00-8:20

1 stop31h 50m

R13 089
Fastest return journey

Cape TownColombo

CPT Cape Town Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

CPTCMB

Cape Town Intl

Sun 6/9

13:15-9:40

1 stop16h 55m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 20/9

4:35-17:30

1 stop16h 25m

R13 517

Cape TownColombo

CPT Cape Town Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

CPTCMB

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/11

12:35-19:20

1 stop27h 15m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 10/11

3:25-17:25

1 stop17h 30m

R13 747

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 28/10

9:50-14:50

1 stop25h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 1/11

9:55-8:20

1 stop25h 55m

R13 911

Cape TownColombo

CPT Cape Town Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

CPTCMB

Cape Town Intl

Sun 6/9

18:25-18:30

2 stops20h 35m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 20/9

20:35-16:40

2 stops23h 35m

R15 128

Cape TownColombo

CPT Cape Town Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

CPTCMB

Cape Town Intl

Sun 6/9

20:00-18:30

2 stops19h 00m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sun 20/9

22:05-18:05

1 stop23h 30m

R15 128

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 3/12

22:50-5:00

2 stops26h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 17/12

18:40-20:10

2 stops29h 00m

R16 707

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 14/12

22:50-5:00

2 stops26h 40m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 28/12

18:40-20:10

2 stops29h 00m

R16 887

JohannesburgColombo

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

JNBCMB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 18/9

14:30-14:15

3 stops20h 15m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 25/9

21:30-20:10

2 stops26h 10m

R17 644

Cape TownColombo

CPT Cape Town Intl - CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

CPTCMB

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/11

18:25-18:25

3 stops20h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 11/11

20:15-16:45

2 stops24h 00m

R17 775

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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 58% 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.

Cheapest flights to cities in Sri Lanka

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Cheap Sri Lanka flight deals and tips

Summary info about Sri Lanka flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R7 219

Best Round-Trip Price

R13 089

Fastest flight time

33h 50m

Popular in

August
The best one-way flight price to Sri Lanka from South Africa in the last 5 days is R7 219 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).
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The best return flight price to Sri Lanka from South Africa in the last 5 days is R13 089 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).
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The fastest flight to Sri Lanka from South Africa takes 33h 50m (Cape Town Intl to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl).
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August has the highest demand for flights to Sri Lanka, with a 1% price increase on average.
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Frequently asked questions about flying to Sri Lanka

What is the cheapest flight to Sri Lanka?

The best prices found on momondo for flights to Sri Lanka are:
R3 859 per person with SriLankan Airlines
R8 711 per person with Air Seychelles
R9 058 per person with Air Arabia

Which airlines fly to Sri Lanka?

Qatar Airways, Emirates and Singapore Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Sri Lanka according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 58% 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.

What is the most popular airport in Sri Lanka to fly to?

If you’re unsure where to fly to in Sri Lanka, we recommend booking a flight that arrives at the popular Colombo Bandaranaike Intl airport, which services Colombo and its surrounding areas. In the last 12 months, 97% of momondo travellers booking flights to Sri Lanka chose to fly into Colombo Bandaranaike Intl.

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

Prices for flights to Sri Lanka are updated daily.

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

As of August 2026, there are 8 operators available to choose from for flights to Sri Lanka.

How old do you have to be to fly to Sri Lanka?

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 to Sri Lanka.

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

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Sri Lanka can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Sri Lanka. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Sri Lanka?

momondo collates all your flight options in one place and lets you filter them to find the perfect flight to Sri Lanka. momondo saves you time and could save you money on your trip.

Can I find flights to Sri Lanka with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Yes. momondo enables you to select and highlight flights to Sri Lanka with this policy.

How can momondo help me find flights to Sri Lanka?

Once all potential Sri Lanka flight options are in front of you momondo lets you sort and filter flights based on preferences such as airline, price and flight times, amongst many other options.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Sri Lanka right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

Yes. momondo can track flight prices for Sri Lanka and alert you when they change. Perform a search to set up the price alert. All that is required is a valid email address.

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