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AK,D7 Return flights from £380
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct£380
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar£392
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Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£396
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£491
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov£526
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£717
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£791
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Thu 14 Jan£832
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Wed 13 Jan£1,019
Dep. Thu 17 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,029
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,032
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan£1,032
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,063
Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,095
AK,D7,JQ Return flights from £403
Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug£403
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct£406
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Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£414
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar£430
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£456
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£459
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec£618
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov£618
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£647
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£851
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Thu 14 Jan£907
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan£1,010
Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,084
Dep. Thu 17 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,087
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,159
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,226
AK,D7,JQ,OD Return flights from £420
Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£420
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£555
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Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£562
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov£600
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£630
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct£636
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£774
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan£1,109
AK,D7,TR Return flights from £422
Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£422
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar£466
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Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£494
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£595
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£830
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,145
Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,145
AK,D7,MU Return flights from £422
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£422
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov£477
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Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£563
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar£597
Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug£633
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£662
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct£685
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£764
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£833
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec£858
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan£891
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Thu 14 Jan£964
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Wed 13 Jan£967
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,185
Dep. Thu 17 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,189
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,246
Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,420
AK,D7,OD Return flights from £430
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov£430
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£441
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Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar£442
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£552
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec£582
Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£600
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£621
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£702
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct£789
Dep. Thu 17 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,028
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Wed 13 Jan£1,040
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,065
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan£1,070
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,071
Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,095
AK,D7,OD,TR Return flights from £433
Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£433
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£644
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Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£812
Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,157
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,167
AK,D7,SQ Return flights from £439
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£439
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar£439
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Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug£552
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct£559
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov£595
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£595
Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£626
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec£734
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£788
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,014
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£1,135
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Thu 14 Jan£1,207
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Wed 13 Jan£1,398
Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,455
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,563
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,566
Dep. Thu 17 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,655
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan£1,697
MU Return flights from £457
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec£457
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£464
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Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 10 Nov£468
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct£500
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov£511
Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£583
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar£614
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£698
Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug£704
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£794
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan£804
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Thu 14 Jan£819
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Wed 13 Jan£868
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£946
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£968
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£975
Dep. Thu 17 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,109
Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,212
SQ Return flights from £469
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar£469
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£480
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Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 10 Nov£563
Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug£595
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec£600
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£615
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov£617
Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£623
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct£785
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£845
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan£1,180
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Thu 14 Jan£1,373
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Wed 13 Jan£1,564
Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,781
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,957
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,957
Dep. Thu 17 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£2,113
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan£2,204
JQ Return flights from £475
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£475
Dep. Thu 17 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,366
AK,D7,TR,VJ Return flights from £496
Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£496
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£616
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Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,142
AK,D7,VJ Return flights from £500
Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£500
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar£577
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Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£577
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct£628
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£638
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Sat 28 Nov£726
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan£1,174
Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,213
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,310
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Thu 14 Jan£1,577
AK,D7,OD,VJ Return flights from £503
Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£503
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£574
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Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar£575
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£641
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec£686
Dep. Sun 20 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£1,137
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan£1,146
AK,JQ,TR Return flights from £508
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec£508
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 10 Nov£526
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Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Tue 23 Mar£593
Dep. Thu 05 AugRet. Mon 23 Aug£594
Dep. Sat 31 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£597
Dep. Fri 16 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct£598
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar£611
Dep. Sat 24 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct£656
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan£1,375

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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.

Oct 2026
£354
Nov 2026
£406
Dec 2026
£644
Jan 2027
£622
Feb 2027
£404
Mar 2027
£405
Apr 2027
£673
May 2027
£510
Jun 2027
£558
Jul 2027
£551

The cheapest month to fly to Colombo is October 2026, with return fares from £354 — 47% cheaper than the most expensive month (April 2027, from £673).

When Should You Fly to Colombo?

Based on the fares we've tracked, October is typically the cheapest month to fly to Colombo, with return fares from £354. April is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around £673.

Across the year, return fares to Colombo average around £513. If you can travel in the off-peak months of October, February 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.

October 2026
£354
November 2026
£406
December 2026
£644
January 2027
£622
February 2027
£404
March 2027
£405
April 2027
£673
May 2027
£510
June 2027
£558
July 2027
£551

Average Melbourne to Colombo Return Prices

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

October 2026
£868
November 2026
£839
December 2026
£1,304
January 2027
£1,196
February 2027
£883
March 2027
£857
April 2027
£995
May 2027
£881
June 2027
£890
July 2027
£1,098

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