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FAQs - booking Sri Lanka flights

  • What are the visa requirements in Sri Lanka?

    International visitors to Sri Lanka hoping to attend symposiums, art, music and dance events, religious events, short-term training projects, seminars, workshops and conferences, and business meetings are required to obtain business visas. Short term business visas offered in Sri Lanka are only valid for 30 days with multiple entries. Long term business visas are valid for 90 days with single, double, and multiple entries.

  • Which airport should I fly to if I want to visit UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka?

    One of the most popular UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka is Sigiriya, which is nestled in the central Matale district. As you plan your itinerary in Sri Lanka, remember that Sigiriya Airport (GIU) is the closest domestic airport that serves this area. You get here via a connecting flight from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB). Huge, sculpted lion paws, palace ruins, and gardens await.

  • What is the best airport to fly to in Sri Lanka?

    The most accessible airport in Sri Lanka is Bandaranaike Airport as it is Sri Lanka’s main international airport. It is located in the capital city, which offers easy access to other destinations within Sri Lanka. Popular sites, such as Sigiriya and Galle, are easily accessible from the airport through domestic flights. Do not be worried if you happen to come across military flights while at the Bandaranaike Airport as it is used as both a public and military airport.

  • Which airport should I fly into if I want to transit to New Delhi when I leave Colombo?

    Those planning to travel to New Delhi after their excursions in Colombo should remember that CMB is the major getaway in and out of Colombo, hence the best departure port to India’s capital city. You will land at Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) after about 5h 45min.

  • What documents are needed before boarding a flight to Sri Lanka?

    Most airlines will require a visa and valid passports, all of which have to contain expiry dates according to the expected stay in the country. A boarding pass is offered at the check-in counter upon providing either a physical ticket or an e-ticket.

  • Which Airport in Sri Lanka is closest to Pasikudah Beach?

    A vacation in Sri Lanka won’t be complete without exploring the beautiful Pasikudah Beach. This must-see attraction lies in the Batticaloa region, which is served by the Batticaloa International Airport (BTC). The land lies about 22 miles (35.8 km) away and can conveniently be accessed by a taxi in under 45 minutes.

  • Are there direct flights to Sri Lanka?

    Most airline providers do not provide nonstop flights from the US to Sri Lanka, meaning a changeover will be required. Changeovers on flights to Sri Lanka are made at either major EU transport hubs, such as Frankfurt, London, or Paris, or in Asia.

  • Are there hotels near Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)?

    Travelers planning to arrive late at Bandaranaike International Airport from the U.S. or leave early back home via the same establishment will be glad to note that there are many idyllic hotels nearby. Typically, these hotels offer complimentary transportation to and from the airport to make your trip easier, especially if you have heavy luggage.

  • Do I need to use a child car seat while in Sri Lanka?

    There are no national child restraint laws in Sri Lanka, and visitors are not required by law to use child seats for children when leaving the airport. There are also no front seat restrictions, and car seats are not required to be installed in taxis for children of any age. Therefore, if you need a car seat it is advisable to travel with your own as accessing one upon arrival in Sri Lanka may be troublesome.

  • How long is the flight to Sri Lanka?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to Sri Lanka takes 25h 37m, covering a distance of 9181 miles. The most popular route is New York - Colombo with an average flight time of 19h 05m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Sri Lanka?

    The cheapest ticket to Sri Lanka from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $703. The most popular route is New York John F Kennedy Intl to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $703.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Sri Lanka

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Sri Lanka flight deals.
  • Foreign visitors traveling to Sri Lanka are required to either have a visa or an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) to be allowed into the country. Citizens of the Republic of Seychelles, the Republic of Maldives, and the Republic of Singapore are exempt from having to apply for an ETA prior to traveling to Sri Lanka.
  • The choice of your arrival city when reserving a flight to Sri Lanka depends on the part of the country you’re intending to visit, whether it’s the Buddhist Temples in the north or the parks in the south. Nevertheless, most of Sri Lanka’s international air traffic comes through its capital city, Colombo (CMB).
  • If traveling to several locations in Sri Lanka, the best airport to arrive at is Bandaranaike International Airport as it is the largest and most centrally located.
  • Suppose your adventures are more focused on western Sri Lanka, it might be best to fly into Batticaloa International Airport (BTC) in Batticaloa. Still, you can choose a flight from any of the U.S. cities that lands at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), (in Colombo), then take ground transportation to this region.
  • If traveling to the south of Sri Lanka, it is advised to arrive at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport as it is located in the south of the country and is less congested than Bandaranaike International Airport.
  • Travelers seeking to take in the breathtaking sights in the north central plain of Sri Lanka will find Anuradhapura as the most convenient town to stay in. Once you land in Colombo from the U.S., you can book a domestic flight to Anuradhapura Airport (ADP), which serves both civilians and the military.
  • There are few domestic flight options in Sri Lanka, and the best airline selection for domestic flights within Sri Lanka would be Cinnamon Air. A necessity before boarding domestic flights in Sri Lanka is proof of identification, which for international visitors is a valid passport.
  • Southeast Sri Lanka is famous for its numerous national parks and diverse wildlife species. If you are planning to explore Yala National Park or watch the whales as they leap in and out of water in Mirissa, book a flight from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI),
  • Galle, one of Sri Lanka’s cities that exudes unimaginable beauty, is a common day trip for tourists coming to Sri Lanka. Galle is served by Koggala (KCT) Airport, which lies about 8.4 miles (13.5 km) away. You can catch a taxi to this place in about 18 minutes.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Sri Lanka

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Sri Lanka? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to KAYAK reviews.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1520 reviews
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When boarding, after business class should be premium economy, but economy class already lined-up at the gate blocking premium economy to board. Singapore airline crew should done a better job to organize this chaos :( Thank you.

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When boarding, after business class should be premium economy, but economy class already lined-up at the gate blocking premium economy to board. Singapore airline crew should done a better job to organize this chaos :( Thank you.

People were so nice! Economy seats were small and cramped feeling for me. I’m slender and 6 feet tall

The singapore airline now compared before covid, I like the service before covid. SQ was the best of all airlines but now I am going to look for different airline if I am travelling in asia.

They close their counter so early. I had internet issues so I couldn’t check In online . I would have made the flight but their counter was closed 5 minutes before we arrived. No way of contacting them even though I had the confirmation number and tried to check in the night before on someone else’s phone. I tried calling their customer service with no pick up. Horrible experience, I’m very unhappy with them. I hope to never fly with them ever again. It costed me almost $900.

Due to the delay of my first flight, my connecting flight with JetBlue was canceled by Singapore Airlines, but the JetBlue crew was very accommodating and rebooked a seat for me. The crew was very nice and had good attitude.

Left hr late & arrived 1hr late luggage was slow to be offloaded! The flight crew & food were good! Movie selection was ok!

We were able to check in 48 hours before departure. The boarding was a breeze. The business' seat is very large with large tv screen. The lunch and dinner were excellent with selection of wines and other drinks. The seat was converted to a totally flat bed for sleeping which was very comfortable as well. We will definitely fly with Singapore Airline again in the future.

Flight attendants seemed a little more stressed out than in past Singapore flights. Not sure if that was because we had a completely full flight or if it was because it was just before Christmas. Food was decent but someone needs to update their Indian Vegetarian menus to ensure more variety, less duplication of items (Parathas included in2 different formats) and less dairy.

I cancelled my family 2023 international vacation because you guys double booked me with the same date, passengers, airlines and just hours difference and did not want to refund me at the right time and then finally cancelled the extra booking! Cancelling the booking that I personally booked! And you guys kept the unauthorized booking! This experience was really bad! Ruined everything! Never again I will book with kayak , me , my family , my friends and most importantly I will advocate to everyone to make sure not to book with Kayak! None existing customers service! Only 3rd provider that serve only their company and not the travelers!!!!!!

The meals were ok,but we weren't given any beverages with the food, only after everyone was served food, maybe short staffed but that's not proper

Staff were friendly, and provided great service. The food was plentiful and delicious. Food could have been hotter.

I was traveling business purposes and I only had one carry on and a personal computer back pack . My carry on was 8.5 kg little more than allowable. At jfk airport check in they did not let me carry it . I was little disappointed.

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

The entertainment selections are amazing. But the live TV is sometimes spotty. If you’re going to have it, then have it. If you can’t make it consistent, then, perhaps it’s better not to have it. The crew are always cordial when approached, but they seem to do the minimum and sit around, talking to each other in the back of the plane during the flight. I realize that delays are not always predictable, but I missed my flight in Dubai because we left 90 minutes late from Washington. I will say that Emirates took very good care of me in Dubai. But I would rather not be delayed.

Probably the best flight I’ve ever been on. Emirates first class is leagues beyond British airways and Lufthansa’s.

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

Serving food took so long . Almost time close to lend. Plus during landing air pressure in cabin cuss ear blocked took long time to unblock.

Emirates is usually on time, but not this trip. Also, during the flight the attendants disappear unless called upon. Very strange. I have watched the quality of Emirates service diminish over the last five years.

Food was not great. Crew members were created hassle with attitude at the gates and wasted my valuable time. I have been traveling in Emirates airlines many times. Over all not happy flying in Emirates airlines this time. Seats are very small and not comfortable. Seats looks like very very old and congested. It would be nice if they fix these kind of issues. I hope my next trip will be hassle free and comfortable journey in Emirates airlines. Thank you.

CREW manager was rude and nasty Crew was not friendly either and had discriminatory attitude.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Ultimate customer care humble and excellent service oriented crew , perfect timing maintained by the crew . My profound appreciation.

Asian Veng meal have Non Veg items which is not ok. Pure veg meals option are too less and they have inclusion of Vedgan and Lactos etc... which is taste less

Very bad. We booked 8 months in advance for 2 people but couldn’t get seats together. Food was so bad I couldn’t even eat.

Okay not so good or great. The flight operated by Indigo is worst from boarding to luggage handling and food. Damaged one luggage and delayed another luggage. Still did not get it, since 2 days.

The 2nd flight from Doha to Mumbai was not of international level expected while booking with Qatar

The 2 hour delay was frustrating but our crew did a great job getting us out quickly and keeping communication especially with the people who had connecting flights

Got a much appreciated surprise upgrade to an exit row and the crew was very friendly and helpful.

The only problem experienced was a ground stop in Chicago due to weather. But the crew handled everything professionally. They prioritized rebooking those passengers who had connecting flights and then deplaning the other passengers. When the hold was lifted, they efficiently re-boarded all the passengers so that we could depart before our departure limit expired.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

Boarding time was easy & quick. Crew was excellent. In-flight entertainment was great/easy. Seats are too small and not enough room between rows: felt like a sardine/very cramped.

Absolutely filthy flight and not equipped for a trans US

Everything was on time; the flight attendants and the gate personnel were very pleasant and helpful.

I had trouble finding a boarding pass because I had an hour between Flights and American did not see my flight I believe because I was ticketed through KAYAK. I did not have enough time to go to the desk before boarding so I went to the desk and told them while I was boarding and they had a boarding pass for me within three minutes. Nice. I paid extra to have more legroom and it is definitely worth it for a six hour flight. I would’ve paid for a decent dinner, but they didn’t offer anything but a snack box —not good for six hours.

I have not found it to be easy to set up on Wi-Fi with American Airlines. I don’t know if it is me or poor instructions.

You cancelled my flight by email then made it very difficult to get in contact with you. Then put me in a flight with a long layover in Mexico returning to the wrong airport in uk. Mind blowing my stressful. I missed see my grand dad because of you.

Eine Toilette der Business Class war gesperrt und somit nicht benutzbar.

One thing is very important is you people not giving seat arrangement together to couple, senior citizen. You have to take care of senior citizen. Do not look about money. Money is not important everywhere. Make relationship strong is very very important. I like Etiyad air line out of all air line. Food was hot and delicious. Air hostess gave very good service, nice attitude, very good behaviour. I gave 10 out of 10 marks. Thanks Jivraj

Entertainment did not work from flight from Abu Dhabi to Kolkata. Emirates has a much better flight in that sector.

Ripped off and broken seats in Business class. Seats stink and need to request the staff for additional bedsheets. Crew if very friendly though

Boarding was quick and efficient. Ground staff were pleasant and courteous. Food was tasty, portions were good for me. Food containers kept slipping on the tray. Tray would look better with an anti-skid tray mat. I had the bulkhead seat which was very uncomfortable for couple of reasons. Aircraft is designed with no throughput to move across aisle to aisle. Passengers kept jumping over my legs to get from one side to the other to use the toilet. Secondly I had a mother and 9 month baby next to me. Mom had to hold baby for 12 hours in her lap as he did not fit into the bassinet. Half the baby was on my lap during the flight. Aircraft temperature was very cold - light attendant said it was the central cooling and nothing could be done about it. Movie selection was very poor old and outdated.

Crew member took too long time to take back leftover food plates from passenger seats. Food was nice.Easy excellent checking.Guy at checking counter was really kind and helpful.Made our checking very quickly. Leftover food should be taken back ASAP. Because in economy class passanger have narrow space . In the long journey like this, passanger have difficulties to sit with the plates.overall experience was good.

Crew did not cooperate… I just asked water twice for one crew member and she didn’t get anything.. and when I asked other crew member he gave me water and he was not respectful.. I kept Hindu non veg meal chicken .. when I get my turn chicken was not provided and then they gave me veg paneer and green peas curry which I don’t like..

Sits are very uncomfortable and food quality should be improved. Alcohol you have to ask and wait for more then 1/2 hrs. Don’t feel like to travel in Etihad. It was 1st time we traveled in Etihad now we decided we don’t want to travel in Etihad.

The flight was small and was not cool very bad

Short travel duration. However, I had placed meal preference while booking my air ticket but was given vegetarian meal on board. Food was okay. Not so great. Didn't like Spanish eggplant, cold chickpeas salad. No hot soup was available. Everything cold cold only.

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