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AK,D7 Return flights from £385

Dep.art Tue 15 SepRet.urn Fri 23 Oct^£385

Dep.art Mon 16 NovRet.urn Mon 30 Nov^£385

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Dep.art Wed 11 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^£386

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Wed 04 Nov^£389

Dep.art Tue 03 NovRet.urn Sat 21 Nov^£396

Dep.art Wed 09 SepRet.urn Wed 23 Sep^£522

Dep.art Fri 29 JanRet.urn Wed 17 Feb^£556

Dep.art Fri 05 MarRet.urn Sun 14 Mar^£667

Dep.art Wed 15 JulRet.urn Wed 22 Jul^£673

Dep.art Mon 04 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan^£859

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Thu 31 Dec^£1,054

AK,D7,JQ Return flights from £415

Dep.art Mon 16 NovRet.urn Mon 30 Nov^£415

Dep.art Wed 11 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^£461

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Dep.art Tue 15 SepRet.urn Fri 23 Oct^£494

Dep.art Fri 29 JanRet.urn Wed 17 Feb^£496

Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Wed 14 Oct^£514

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Wed 04 Nov^£518

Dep.art Tue 03 NovRet.urn Sat 21 Nov^£587

Dep.art Wed 09 SepRet.urn Wed 23 Sep^£805

Dep.art Mon 04 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan^£825

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Thu 31 Dec^£1,156

AK,D7,VJ Return flights from £443

Dep.art Wed 11 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^£443

Dep.art Mon 16 NovRet.urn Mon 30 Nov^£444

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Dep.art Tue 03 NovRet.urn Sat 21 Nov^£513

Dep.art Tue 15 SepRet.urn Fri 23 Oct^£515

Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Wed 14 Oct^£555

Dep.art Mon 04 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan^£885

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Thu 31 Dec^£1,082

AK,D7,TR Return flights from £445

Dep.art Wed 09 SepRet.urn Wed 23 Sep^£445

Dep.art Tue 15 SepRet.urn Fri 23 Oct^£488

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Dep.art Wed 11 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^£504

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Wed 04 Nov^£533

Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Wed 14 Oct^£586

Dep.art Wed 15 JulRet.urn Wed 22 Jul^£714

Dep.art Mon 04 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan^£907

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Thu 31 Dec^£1,101

6E,AK,D7,TR Return flights from £450

Dep.art Wed 09 SepRet.urn Wed 23 Sep^£450

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Wed 04 Nov^£487

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Dep.art Tue 15 SepRet.urn Fri 23 Oct^£509

Dep.art Wed 15 JulRet.urn Wed 22 Jul^£728

AK,D7,TR,UL Return flights from £452

Dep.art Wed 09 SepRet.urn Wed 23 Sep^£452

Dep.art Mon 16 NovRet.urn Mon 30 Nov^£484

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Dep.art Tue 15 SepRet.urn Fri 23 Oct^£496

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Wed 04 Nov^£499

Dep.art Fri 29 JanRet.urn Wed 17 Feb^£544

Dep.art Wed 11 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^£689

Dep.art Wed 15 JulRet.urn Wed 22 Jul^£928

Dep.art Mon 04 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan^£948

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Thu 31 Dec^£1,160

AK,D7,H1 Return flights from £464

Dep.art Wed 11 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^£464

Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Wed 14 Oct^£655

MH Return flights from £466

Dep.art Tue 03 NovRet.urn Sat 21 Nov^£466

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Wed 04 Nov^£469

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Dep.art Wed 09 SepRet.urn Wed 23 Sep^£469

Dep.art Wed 11 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^£469

Dep.art Tue 15 SepRet.urn Fri 23 Oct^£470

Dep.art Fri 05 MarRet.urn Sun 14 Mar^£489

Dep.art Mon 16 NovRet.urn Mon 30 Nov^£492

Dep.art Fri 29 JanRet.urn Wed 17 Feb^£633

Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Wed 14 Oct^£737

Dep.art Wed 15 JulRet.urn Wed 22 Jul^£820

Dep.art Mon 04 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan^£1,024

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Thu 31 Dec^£1,160

AK,D7,MU Return flights from £478

Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Wed 14 Oct^£478

Dep.art Wed 15 JulRet.urn Wed 22 Jul^£590

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Dep.art Mon 16 NovRet.urn Mon 30 Nov^£638

Dep.art Wed 11 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^£671

Dep.art Wed 09 SepRet.urn Wed 23 Sep^£679

Dep.art Tue 15 SepRet.urn Fri 23 Oct^£746

Dep.art Fri 05 MarRet.urn Sun 14 Mar^£747

Dep.art Fri 29 JanRet.urn Wed 17 Feb^£793

Dep.art Tue 03 NovRet.urn Sat 21 Nov^£798

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Wed 04 Nov^£846

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Thu 31 Dec^£1,316

AK,D7,OD Return flights from £481

Dep.art Tue 15 SepRet.urn Fri 23 Oct^£481

Dep.art Fri 29 JanRet.urn Wed 17 Feb^£499

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Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Wed 04 Nov^£501

Dep.art Tue 03 NovRet.urn Sat 21 Nov^£513

Dep.art Wed 09 SepRet.urn Wed 23 Sep^£516

Dep.art Mon 16 NovRet.urn Mon 30 Nov^£530

Dep.art Wed 11 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^£558

Dep.art Fri 05 MarRet.urn Sun 14 Mar^£620

Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Wed 14 Oct^£644

Dep.art Wed 15 JulRet.urn Wed 22 Jul^£701

Dep.art Mon 04 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan^£858

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Thu 31 Dec^£1,027

AI Return flights from £483

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Wed 04 Nov^£483

Dep.art Mon 16 NovRet.urn Mon 30 Nov^£483

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Dep.art Wed 09 SepRet.urn Wed 23 Sep^£487

Dep.art Tue 15 SepRet.urn Fri 23 Oct^£489

Dep.art Tue 03 NovRet.urn Sat 21 Nov^£537

Dep.art Wed 11 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^£582

Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Wed 14 Oct^£593

Dep.art Fri 05 MarRet.urn Sun 14 Mar^£741

Dep.art Fri 29 JanRet.urn Wed 17 Feb^£747

Dep.art Wed 15 JulRet.urn Wed 22 Jul^£1,097

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Thu 31 Dec^£1,106

Dep.art Mon 04 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan^£1,110

AK,JQ,OD Return flights from £498

Dep.art Mon 16 NovRet.urn Mon 30 Nov^£498

Dep.art Wed 11 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^£543

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Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Wed 04 Nov^£594

Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Wed 14 Oct^£613

Dep.art Fri 29 JanRet.urn Wed 17 Feb^£631

Dep.art Tue 15 SepRet.urn Fri 23 Oct^£714

Dep.art Wed 09 SepRet.urn Wed 23 Sep^£717

Dep.art Mon 04 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan^£811

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Thu 31 Dec^£996

AK,D7,FD,JQ Return flights from £498

Dep.art Mon 16 NovRet.urn Mon 30 Nov^£498

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Wed 04 Nov^£499

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Dep.art Fri 29 JanRet.urn Wed 17 Feb^£605

Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Wed 14 Oct^£630

AK,D7,OD,TR Return flights from £499

Dep.art Wed 09 SepRet.urn Wed 23 Sep^£499

Dep.art Wed 15 JulRet.urn Wed 22 Jul^£746

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Dep.art Mon 04 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan^£919

VJ Return flights from £503

Dep.art Tue 03 NovRet.urn Sat 21 Nov^£503

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Thu 31 Dec^£1,119

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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 Kingdom 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.

Aug 2026

£486

Sep 2026

£436

Oct 2026

£396

Nov 2026

£399

Jan 2027

£1,024

Feb 2027

£400

Mar 2027

£449

Apr 2027

£848

The cheapest month to fly to Colombo is October 2026, with return fares from £396 — 61% cheaper than the most expensive month (January 2027, from £1,024).

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 £396. January is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around £1,024 as school holidays and the Christmas peak push prices up.

Across the year, return fares to Colombo average around £555. If you can travel in the off-peak months of October, November and February, 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.

August 2026

£486

September 2026

£436

October 2026

£396

November 2026

£399

January 2027

£1,024

February 2027

£400

March 2027

£449

April 2027

£848

Average Sydney to Colombo Return Prices

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

August 2026

£889

September 2026

£878

October 2026

£826

November 2026

£835

December 2026

£1,162

January 2027

£1,133

February 2027

£897

March 2027

£878

April 2027

£1,062

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