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AK,D7 Return flights from $526
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$526
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$526
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Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$526
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$530
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$531
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$531
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$1,036
AK,D7,JQ Return flights from $576
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$576
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$615
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Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$656
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$664
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$736
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov$741
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$741
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$907
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$962
MH Return flights from $589
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$589
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$589
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Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov$601
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$601
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$627
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$691
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$973
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sat 01 May$1,033
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$1,076
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$1,122
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sat 24 Apr$1,140
AK,D7,VJ Return flights from $594
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$594
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$594
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Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$596
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$599
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$635
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov$636
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$636
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$718
AK,JQ,VJ Return flights from $597
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$597
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$760
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Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sat 24 Apr$876
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$930
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sat 01 May$939
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$996
AI Return flights from $614
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$614
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$618
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Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$621
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov$622
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$622
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$707
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$946
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$948
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sat 01 May$953
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$975
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sat 24 Apr$975
VJ Return flights from $615
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov$615
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$650
AK,D7,H1 Return flights from $630
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$630
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$632
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Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$774
AK,JQ,TR Return flights from $637
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$637
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov$789
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Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$810
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$979
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sat 01 May$1,178
AK,D7,MU Return flights from $651
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$651
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$654
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Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$831
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$850
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$1,711
AK,D7,MH Return flights from $653
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$653
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov$656
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Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$656
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$677
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$709
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$714
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$961
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$966
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$1,163
AK,JQ,VN Return flights from $654
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$654
MU Return flights from $656
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$656
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$661
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Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$841
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov$841
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$841
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$881
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$1,324
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$1,373
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sat 01 May$1,379
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$1,836
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sat 24 Apr$1,935
AK,TR,VJ Return flights from $656
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov$656
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$703
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Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$738
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$1,075
MH,QF Return flights from $661
Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$661
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$699
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Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Thu 26 Nov$751
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$923
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sat 01 May$1,001
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$1,010
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov$1,028
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Tue 30 Mar$1,030
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Fri 23 Apr$1,077
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$1,111
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sat 24 Apr$1,153

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Do you need to catch a flight to Sydney? Check out our domestic flights to Sydney. If Sydney is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to Colombo from United States (USA) and flights to Sri Lanka. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Sydney


Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Sydney to Colombo

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

Jul 2026
$893
Aug 2026
$645
Sep 2026
$592
Oct 2026
$532
Nov 2026
$530
Feb 2027
$658
Mar 2027
$597
Apr 2027
$1,489

The cheapest month to fly to Colombo is November 2026, with return fares from $530 — 64% cheaper than the most expensive month (April 2027, from $1,489).

When Should You Fly to Colombo?

Based on the fares we've tracked, November is typically the cheapest month to fly to Colombo, with return fares from $530. April is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $1,489.

Across the year, return fares to Colombo average around $742. If you can travel in the off-peak months of November, October and September, you'll generally pay up to 29% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Sydney to Colombo Return Prices

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

July 2026
$893
August 2026
$645
September 2026
$592
October 2026
$532
November 2026
$530
February 2027
$658
March 2027
$597
April 2027
$1,489

Average Sydney to Colombo Return Prices

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

July 2026
$1,417
August 2026
$1,197
September 2026
$1,172
October 2026
$1,151
November 2026
$1,144
December 2026
$1,461
January 2027
$1,642
February 2027
$1,249
March 2027
$1,201
April 2027
$1,460

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