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AK,D7,JQ Return flights from $643
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$643
Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$647
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Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$662
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$777
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$811
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$835
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$837
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$910
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$933
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$937
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$971
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,004
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$1,047
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,059
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,061
AK,D7 Return flights from $657
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$657
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$657
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Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$657
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$662
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$662
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$751
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$756
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$822
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$828
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$835
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$840
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$844
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$873
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$873
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$877
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$1,447
MH Return flights from $666
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$666
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$666
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Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$666
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$671
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$702
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$712
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$713
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$726
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$726
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$726
Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$726
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$732
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$802
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$802
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$807
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$845
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$897
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$900
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$1,067
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$3,130
AK,OD,VJ Return flights from $690
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$690
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$747
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Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$811
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$822
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$1,202
OD,VJ Return flights from $702
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$702
6E,OD,TR,VJ Return flights from $704
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$704
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$776
JQ,MH Return flights from $709
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$709
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$712
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Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$731
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$736
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$772
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,159
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$1,426
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,551
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$1,950
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$2,015
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$2,028
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$2,038
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$2,054
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$2,474
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$2,578
AK,JQ,TR Return flights from $711
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$711
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$777
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Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$795
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$842
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$843
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$850
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$851
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$866
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$900
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$901
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$946
8D,JQ,TR Return flights from $714
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$714
JQ,OD,TR Return flights from $716
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$716
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$798
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Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$850
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$929
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$946
8D,AK,TR,VJ Return flights from $717
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$717
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$742
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Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$762
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$830
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$842
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$890
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$1,352
AI,AK,D7,VJ Return flights from $720
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$720
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$730
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Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$736
SQ Return flights from $724
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$724
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$725
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Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$725
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$726
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$726
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$726
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$727
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$727
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$727
Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$736
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$740
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$753
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$753
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$754
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$769
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$793
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$842
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$845
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$1,790
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$4,532
AI,JQ,MH Return flights from $725
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$725
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$929
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Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$1,245
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$1,273
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,318
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,422
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,483
6E,AK,TR,VJ Return flights from $727
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$727
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$749
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Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$797
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$817
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$825
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$1,409

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Do you need to catch a flight to Melbourne? Check out our domestic flights to Melbourne. If Melbourne 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 Melbourne


Cheapest Melbourne to Colombo Return Prices

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

January 2026
$777
February 2026
$859
March 2026
$509
April 2026
$1,149
May 2026
$767
June 2026
$645
August 2026
$675

Average Melbourne to Colombo Return Prices

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

December 2025
$1,974
January 2026
$1,990
February 2026
$1,345
March 2026
$1,148
April 2026
$1,514
May 2026
$1,212
June 2026
$1,209
August 2026
$1,202
September 2026
$1,341

Did you know...

  • The IATA code for Melbourne is MEL and for Colombo it is CMB.
  • Colombo is 4 hrs 30 mins later than Melbourne. For a couple of days after the journey you will most likely experience jetlag.
  • 20 hours is the quickest return flight between Melbourne and Colombo

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest month to fly to Colombo from Melbourne?

At the moment, the cheapest month to take a flight from Melbourne to Colombo is September/2026. You will pay the most in March/2026.

What airlines fly direct to Colombo from Melbourne?

Jetstar and SriLankan fly non-stop between Melbourne and Colombo.

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

The cheapest airline that flies to Colombo from Melbourne is Singapore Airlines.

What is the best airline to fly to Colombo from Melbourne?

Qatar Airways is the best airline to fly to Colombo from Melbourne. If you would like non-stop flights then Jetstar is best.

How to get from Melbourne to Colombo
Melbourne (MEL)
 to 
Singapore (SIN)
7h 50m
Layover - 1h 0m
Singapore (SIN)
 to 
Colombo (CMB)
3h 35m
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