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JQ Return flights from $855
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$855
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$855
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Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$892
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$892
AK,D7 Return flights from $984
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$984
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$998
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Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sat 24 Oct$1,000
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$1,006
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,015
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,240
Dep. Thu 28 MayRet. Mon 15 Jun$1,255
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$1,358
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Thu 18 Jun$1,512
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$1,763
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,769
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$1,783
Dep. Sun 05 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$1,850
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,899
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$1,899
Dep. Sun 28 JunRet. Sun 12 Jul$1,918
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,936
Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Sun 20 Dec$2,017
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$2,381
AK,D7,JQ Return flights from $996
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sat 24 Oct$996
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$996
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Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$996
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$1,011
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$1,066
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,078
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$1,096
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,104
Dep. Thu 28 MayRet. Mon 15 Jun$1,310
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,337
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$1,450
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Thu 18 Jun$1,464
Dep. Sun 05 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$1,477
Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Sun 20 Dec$1,650
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$1,678
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$2,141
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$2,141
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Mon 13 Jul$2,150
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$2,216
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$2,549
AI Return flights from $1,000
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$1,000
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Thu 18 Jun$1,209
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Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,215
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$1,364
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$1,536
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,536
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sat 24 Oct$1,565
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,602
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$1,682
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,743
Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Sun 20 Dec$1,907
Dep. Thu 28 MayRet. Mon 15 Jun$1,982
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$2,093
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$2,156
Dep. Sun 05 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$2,198
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$2,280
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$2,493
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$2,620
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$2,649
Dep. Sun 28 JunRet. Sun 12 Jul$2,669
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Mon 13 Jul$3,277
AK,D7,TR Return flights from $1,074
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,074
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,108
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Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$1,122
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sat 24 Oct$1,159
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,170
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$1,203
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,207
Dep. Thu 28 MayRet. Mon 15 Jun$1,315
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Thu 18 Jun$1,466
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,524
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,632
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$1,639
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,763
Dep. Sun 05 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$1,799
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$1,882
Dep. Sun 28 JunRet. Sun 12 Jul$1,914
AK,D7,VJ Return flights from $1,078
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sat 24 Oct$1,078
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,106
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Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,106
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$1,108
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$1,289
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,301
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,387
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Thu 18 Jun$1,475
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$1,737
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,765
Dep. Sun 05 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$1,870
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$1,954
AK,TR,VJ Return flights from $1,080
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,080
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$1,095
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Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sat 24 Oct$1,103
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,180
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,329
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$1,357
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,456
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Thu 18 Jun$1,470
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,529
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,638
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$1,980
AK,D7,SQ Return flights from $1,095
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,095
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sat 24 Oct$1,438
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Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$1,439
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,441
Dep. Thu 03 SepRet. Thu 10 Sep$1,447
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,451
Dep. Thu 28 MayRet. Mon 15 Jun$1,500
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,667
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$1,685
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Thu 18 Jun$1,757
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$2,061
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$2,260
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$2,287
Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Sun 20 Dec$2,357
Dep. Sun 28 JunRet. Sun 12 Jul$2,466
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$2,492
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$2,492
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Mon 13 Jul$2,492
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$2,493
Dep. Sun 05 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$2,503
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan$2,642
AI,AK,D7,VJ Return flights from $1,116
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,116
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$1,684
AK,FD,TR,VJ Return flights from $1,122
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,122
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$1,279
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Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,431
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,641
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$1,795
AK,VJ Return flights from $1,130
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sat 24 Oct$1,130
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,134
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Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,137
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$1,144
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,416
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$1,611
AK,D7,VA Return flights from $1,139
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,139
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sat 24 Oct$1,210
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Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,453
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,721
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,725
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$1,726
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$1,933
Dep. Sun 05 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$1,968
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$1,973
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$2,052
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Mon 13 Jul$2,135
Dep. Sun 28 JunRet. Sun 12 Jul$2,151
Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Sun 20 Dec$3,230
AK,D7,JQ,VJ Return flights from $1,142
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,142
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$1,265
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Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,378
Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Sun 20 Dec$1,555
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$1,681
AK,D7,FD,VJ Return flights from $1,146
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,146
Dep. Thu 12 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov$1,203
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Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sat 24 Oct$1,277
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 14 Dec$1,352
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$1,357
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,590
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Thu 18 Jun$1,649
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$1,886
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$1,920
Dep. Sun 05 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$2,075
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$2,253
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$2,303
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$2,318
AK,TR Return flights from $1,148
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,148
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,207
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Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$1,264
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Thu 18 Jun$1,432
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,536
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,549
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Mon 13 Jul$1,645
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$1,852

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
$1,327
February 2026
$1,465
March 2026
$869
April 2026
$1,961
May 2026
$1,308
June 2026
$1,101
August 2026
$1,153

Average Melbourne to Colombo Return Prices

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

December 2025
$3,369
January 2026
$3,397
February 2026
$2,295
March 2026
$1,959
April 2026
$2,584
May 2026
$2,069
June 2026
$2,064
August 2026
$2,052
September 2026
$2,288

Did you know...

  • It is 8,357 kilometres from Melbourne to Colombo.
  • The shortest one-way flight on this route is 9 hrs 45 mins with
  • Katunayake Railway Station is the closest train station to Colombo airport.
  • Melbourne has the International Air Transport Association (IATA) code of 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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