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AK,D7,JQ Return flights from $1,100
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$1,100
Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,107
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Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$1,133
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,329
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,389
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$1,428
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$1,433
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$1,557
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$1,595
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$1,597
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,604
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$1,661
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,718
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$1,792
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,812
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,816
AK,D7 Return flights from $1,124
Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,124
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$1,124
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Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$1,124
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$1,133
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$1,133
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,286
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$1,294
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,407
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,416
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$1,429
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$1,437
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$1,445
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,494
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,494
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,501
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$1,628
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$2,477
MH Return flights from $1,139
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$1,139
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$1,139
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Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$1,140
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,149
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$1,201
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$1,219
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$1,220
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,242
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,242
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,242
Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,242
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$1,252
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$1,372
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,372
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$1,382
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$1,446
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,536
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,540
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$1,825
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$2,019
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$5,355
AK,OD,VJ Return flights from $1,181
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$1,181
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$1,278
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Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,388
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,406
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$2,056
OD,VJ Return flights from $1,201
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$1,201
6E,OD,TR,VJ Return flights from $1,204
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$1,204
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$1,328
JQ,MH Return flights from $1,213
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$1,213
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,218
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Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,250
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,259
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$1,322
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,982
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$2,009
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$2,439
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$2,654
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$3,337
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$3,448
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$3,470
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$3,487
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$3,515
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$4,232
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$4,410
AK,JQ,TR Return flights from $1,218
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,218
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$1,329
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Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$1,360
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,440
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$1,443
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$1,455
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$1,456
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,482
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,540
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$1,542
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$1,618
8D,JQ,TR Return flights from $1,221
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,221
JQ,OD,TR Return flights from $1,226
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,226
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$1,366
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Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$1,455
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$1,590
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$1,618
8D,AK,TR,VJ Return flights from $1,227
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,227
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,269
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Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$1,304
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,420
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$1,440
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$1,523
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$2,313
AI,AK,D7,VJ Return flights from $1,232
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$1,232
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$1,249
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Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$1,260
SQ Return flights from $1,240
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$1,240
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,241
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Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,241
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,242
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$1,242
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,242
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$1,244
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$1,245
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$1,245
Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,259
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov$1,266
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$1,288
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$1,288
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,291
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$1,315
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,357
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,440
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$1,445
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$1,591
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$3,064
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$7,754
AI,JQ,MH Return flights from $1,241
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$1,241
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$1,449
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Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Sat 19 Sep$1,590
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$2,130
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Sat 22 Aug$2,178
Dep. Wed 09 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$2,255
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$2,433
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$2,538
6E,AK,TR,VJ Return flights from $1,245
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,245
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$1,282
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Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$1,363
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,399
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Sun 20 Sep$1,412
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$2,412

Prices are from searches made in the last 24 hours and current prices may differ.

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 New Zealand 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
$1,330
February 2026
$1,469
March 2026
$871
April 2026
$1,965
May 2026
$1,311
June 2026
$1,104
August 2026
$1,155

Average Melbourne to Colombo Return Prices

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

December 2025
$3,377
January 2026
$3,405
February 2026
$2,301
March 2026
$1,964
April 2026
$2,590
May 2026
$2,074
June 2026
$2,069
August 2026
$2,057
September 2026
$2,294

Did you know...

  • has the quickest flight from Melbourne to Colombo taking 20 hours
  • The distance between Melbourne and Colombo is 8,357 kilometres.
  • The IATA airport code for Colombo is CMB and for Melbourne it is MEL.

Questions and Answers

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

Currently, the cheapest months to fly to Colombo from Melbourne are July/2026 and February/2026. The most expensive month is 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 to fly from Melbourne to Colombo?

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

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

The best airline to fly to Colombo from Melbourne is Qatar Airways. For direct 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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