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AK,D7 Return flights from $474
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$474
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$479
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Dep. Sat 12 JunRet. Sat 19 Jun$595
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$658
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$658
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$663
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$664
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$778
Dep. Sat 22 MayRet. Sat 05 Jun$1,012
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,197
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$1,528
AK,D7,JQ Return flights from $520
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$520
Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug$537
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Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$539
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$544
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$573
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$604
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$612
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$675
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$770
Dep. Sat 22 MayRet. Sat 05 Jun$832
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,079
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$1,793
AK,D7,OD Return flights from $580
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$580
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$589
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Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$615
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$642
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$700
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$713
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$722
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$752
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,072
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$1,508
AK,D7,VJ Return flights from $587
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$587
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$652
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Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$677
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$711
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$754
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$757
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$863
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,325
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$1,935
AK,D7,SQ Return flights from $593
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$593
Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug$729
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Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$778
Dep. Sat 12 JunRet. Sat 19 Jun$829
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$847
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$935
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$941
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$941
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,027
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$1,036
Dep. Sat 22 MayRet. Sat 05 Jun$1,057
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,301
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$2,194
AK,D7,JQ,OD Return flights from $597
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$597
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$722
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Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$748
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$754
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$786
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,250
AK,D7,TR Return flights from $600
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$600
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$662
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Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$671
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$679
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$810
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$845
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$876
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,327
MU Return flights from $616
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$616
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$617
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Dep. Sat 22 MayRet. Sat 05 Jun$639
Dep. Thu 08 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$687
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$768
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$842
Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug$908
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$958
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$958
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$983
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$986
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,145
Dep. Sat 12 JunRet. Sat 19 Jun$1,242
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$1,450
8B,AK,D7 Return flights from $624
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$624
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$664
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Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$684
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$729
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$869
AK,D7,MU Return flights from $626
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$626
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$630
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Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$830
Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug$843
Dep. Sat 22 MayRet. Sat 05 Jun$912
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$1,135
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,176
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$1,252
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$1,261
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,502
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$1,732
8B,AK,D7,OD Return flights from $631
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$631
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$684
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Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$734
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$738
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$758
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$764
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,071
AK,JQ,VJ Return flights from $648
Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug$648
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$654
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Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$654
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$706
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$741
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$802
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$815
Dep. Thu 08 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$848
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$870
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$885
Dep. Sat 22 MayRet. Sat 05 Jun$900
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,259
AK,D7,OD,VJ Return flights from $661
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$661
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$674
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Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$693
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$702
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$723
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$752
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$1,116
SQ Return flights from $663
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Mon 22 Mar$663
Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug$746
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Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$784
Dep. Sat 22 MayRet. Sat 05 Jun$814
Dep. Thu 08 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$828
Dep. Sat 12 JunRet. Sat 19 Jun$870
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$905
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$979
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 22 Nov$989
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$1,053
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$1,100
Dep. Wed 25 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,144
Dep. Sat 12 DecRet. Thu 24 Dec$2,070
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$2,813
AK,D7,ET,TR Return flights from $679
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$679

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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to Colombo

Return fares from Melbourne to Colombo by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Nov 2026
$559
Jan 2027
$790
Feb 2027
$525
Mar 2027
$669
Apr 2027
$894
May 2027
$682
Jul 2027
$1,282
Aug 2027
$723

The cheapest month to fly to Colombo is February 2027, with return fares from $525 — 59% cheaper than the most expensive month (July 2027, from $1,282).

When Should You Fly to Colombo?

Based on the fares we've tracked, February is typically the cheapest month to fly to Colombo, with return fares from $525. July is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $1,282.

Across the year, return fares to Colombo average around $766. If you can travel in the off-peak months of February, November and March, you'll generally pay up to 31% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Melbourne to Colombo Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Melbourne to Colombo return airfares.

November 2026
$559
January 2027
$790
February 2027
$525
March 2027
$669
April 2027
$894
May 2027
$682
July 2027
$1,282
August 2027
$723

Average Melbourne to Colombo Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to Colombo return airfares.

November 2026
$1,127
December 2026
$1,901
January 2027
$1,697
February 2027
$1,159
March 2027
$1,141
April 2027
$1,331
May 2027
$1,166
June 2027
$1,084
July 2027
$1,556
August 2027
$1,284

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