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$496 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to Colombo

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Cheapest round-trip
$949
Typical prices: $1,091-$1,245
Air India
Mon 1/26Tue 3/3
DTW - CMB • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$496
Typical prices: $581-$982
Multiple Airlines
Mon 1/12
DTW - CMB • 3 stops
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Etihad Airways
Cheapest • from $1,142 (round-trip)
Qatar Airways
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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February
Cheapest • 27% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Detroit to Colombo (DTW-CMB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit to Colombo that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Detroit to Colombo

Mon, Jan 26 - Tue, Mar 3
Air India Logo
6:00 am - 3:00 pm
DTW
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CMB
22h 30m2 stops
Air India Logo
4:00 pm - 11:50 pm
CMB
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DTW
42h 20m2 stops
$949Air India
Tue, Apr 7 - Sat, Apr 18
Etihad Airways Logo
5:37 am - 8:40 pm
DTW
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CMB
29h 33m2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
4:20 pm - 2:43 pm
CMB
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DTW
31h 53m2 stops
$1,142Etihad Airways
Mon, Jan 26 - Tue, Mar 3
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:05 pm - 6:20 am
DTW
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CMB
23h 45m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 6:10 pm
CMB
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DTW
30h 40m1 stop
$1,185Turkish Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Wed, May 20
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 5:20 am
DTW
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CMB
23h 00m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:50 am - 6:45 pm
CMB
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DTW
21h 25m1 stop
$1,215Turkish Airlines
Thu, Feb 12 - Wed, Feb 18
Etihad Airways Logo
6:00 am - 8:15 pm
DTW
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CMB
27h 45m2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 am - 11:59 pm
CMB
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DTW
48h 39m2 stops
$1,233Etihad Airways
Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Jan 20
Etihad Airways Logo
8:45 am - 8:15 pm
DTW
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CMB
25h 00m2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
4:20 pm - 11:56 pm
CMB
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DTW
42h 06m2 stops
$1,257Etihad Airways
Wed, Apr 15 - Wed, May 20
Air India Logo
6:00 am - 7:00 am
DTW
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CMB
39h 30m2 stops
Air India Logo
9:40 am - 11:57 pm
CMB
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DTW
47h 47m2 stops
$1,266Air India
Thu, Jun 4 - Wed, Jun 17
Etihad Airways Logo
7:30 am - 3:00 am
DTW
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CMB
34h 00m2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
CMB
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DTW
46h 30m2 stops
$1,279Etihad Airways
Thu, Jun 4 - Wed, Jun 17
Etihad Airways Logo
7:30 am - 8:40 pm
DTW
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CMB
27h 40m2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
CMB
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DTW
46h 30m2 stops
$1,285Etihad Airways
Wed, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 17
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 8:40 pm
DTW
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CMB
27h 40m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:45 pm - 3:36 pm
CMB
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DTW
27h 21m2 stops
$1,310Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Colombo flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit to Colombo to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport departing in January.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Detroit to Colombo?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Detroit to Colombo, look for departures on Sundays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Colombo, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is February, where tickets cost $939 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,214 and $1,513 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$496
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 72% increase in price.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit to Colombo based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Detroit to Colombo flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport was $496 for a one-way ticket and $949 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Detroit and Colombo?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Colombo from Detroit.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Detroit to Colombo?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Colombo?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Detroit and Colombo, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Detroit to Colombo, Etihad Airways or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Colombo are Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,336 and an overall rating of 7.4, Etihad Airways is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,752 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Detroit to Colombo?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Detroit to Colombo.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Detroit to Colombo?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Colombo from Detroit is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Detroit to Colombo?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Colombo with an airline and back to Detroit with another airline. Booking your flights between Detroit and CMB can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Detroit to Colombo?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Colombo from Detroit up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Detroit to Colombo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Colombo. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.4
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3690 reviews
7.4Entertainment
7.3Food
7.4Comfort
7.9Crew
7.5Boarding
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All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025
DFW - YYC
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All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

Lobster starter in business class was not good, tough, served cold, and without butter. Movie selection was missing latest releases, did not offer older classic, high quality movies

Food was absolutely pathetic. I wasted so much food which I thought was inedible. I also loathe the inflight entertainment system which has very little content

My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

I was travelling 3.5 years after. Agree Economy is no business class but the food was mediocre. Ordered a Hindu meal, the salads were bitter . The food was really below quality and had no tast from what I had in the past. Indian Railways probably have a better quality food when compared. However the kids meal was really nice and really appreciate how they were taken care of. The restrooms were dirty .

My flight was with American Airlines 120. The flight was delayed 3 hours and I missed my connection. When I arrived in Doha, the AA staff told me to call an 800 number to rebook a different flight, which was unacceptable. Eventually a Qatar Air staff member helped rebook me on a flight to Manila, that was 12 hours later. They offered me a hotel and meal voucher which I declined, because I didn’t want to leave the airport. Long story short, I spent 12 hours in the Doha airport waiting for my next flight.

Overall the experience was neat with crew being nice and caring especially to parent with kids. The free snacks option was okay. The kiosk at Philly airport didn’t work.

Reason for travelling Tampa to Orlando is to fly Qatar Airline. we end up with American Airline. This was the miserable experience I ever had in my entire travel history. Flight attendants were rude. They hit my knee with the food cart and I was holding ice pack for 2 hours. I still have the pain after a week. WE boarded the flight twice because of the temperature inside the plan.

First keep the airline as you promise. Reason for travelling from Orlando to Tampa is to go with Qatar Airline. We end up with American Airline. As expected the service was horrible.

I missed my flight ,staff unhelpful, they sat and watched me wait ,gangway door closed, English was a problem no announcement I was on time now I missed my month vacation ,lost 1400 bucks no refund I'm sick to my stomach

It’s a business class ticket but they didn’t give a lounge access

Crew was amazing as usual. Very comfortable for a 13hour flight. Check in at ATL was terrible. Ticket counter charged me $200 for a small bag. Apparently Kayak sold me a zero luggage ticket. No carry on no checked. So the check in desk charged me a bullshit $200 dollar fee for a small gym bag weighing less than 20lbs. In true 3rd party ticket buying. This will turn into a finger pointing process between Kayak and Etihad. Now I'm going to have to ship my bag back in the mail a day ahead of my return flight.

The flight from Abu Dabhi to Bangalore was terrible. The plane was an order model with no onboard entertainment. The beverage selection were very limited.

Wish the flight attendants were more attentive in serving food

We booked a business class ticket via Underpricer. Somehow they screwed up our ticket from Abu Dhabi to Ahmedabad. We will be hesitant to book again with them.

Did not provided with option for class upgrade. Staff at gate was not able and willing to accommodate with class upgrade, eather with plenty empty spots in business and first class.

It was worst flight ever of 26h. Poor service and seating. Flight from Abu Dhabi to Islamabad service and seating was worst ever. No tv extra.

It was OK as the seat which we paid for doesn’t have any window. We paid $120 for 3 seats but it’s for nothing. Crew could not help. None of the ports worked so all our phones went dry

I had a terrible experience checking in at the airport for my flight. I booked my ticket initially through Kayak while it was promoted as a ticket that offers a carry on and 2 suit cases. (I have a screen shot as a proof of it) I selected it to buy three tickets and paid online. Couple of minutes later airfare assist which is the OTA offering the ticket called me saying My card declined. So I used a different card that went through. I was surprised that they increased the price ticket by a $167. They said the ticket no longer exists and because my card declined I had to buy a new one. So I did. The day my family and I were traveling I could not check in and when I went to the airport I was shocked to be told my ticket had no bags allowed and must pay $200 per bag for three people 6 bags mean I have to pay $1200. I called the travel agency as I feel I was scammed the confirmation didn’t say anything about the bags and they never told me the new ticket doesn’t not include any bag so they changed it after I selected it on your app without informing me. Very sneaky. The travel agency said they will reimburse me only for one bag person. Which means I still paid $600 I still feel very disappointed to pay such an expense. I have always used Kayak to buy my flight tickets and telling everyone how good your rates and app are however after this I feel I was mislead and paid more for something I should not have to. You allowing such an agency on your platform will surely hurt your reputation and level of integrity. I have all the proofs from the screen shot to the confirmation email from them, the or email offering to reimburse o e bag per person and the $1200 bag fees receipts that I paid on the desk. I must be refund the full amount and I look forward to your response.

it was like a banya -so hot... They did provide a great experience with special food. one toilet broke midflight In general it was a peaceful and relaxing flight - for business class it was good.

Chicago to Istanbul was a much better experience than I expected since I’m more accustomed to Qatar Airways business class. The business lounge in the Istanbul airport was amazing - loved the lockers and phone charging stations, and the bathroom was a spa experience in itself. The onward leg from Istanbul to Karachi was utterly disappointing. Terrible plane, and I felt like I was in economy - the seats don’t come near to lying flat and the food was mediocre. What a sad downgrade - it isn’t as though the ticket on that leg was cheaper. So, on that front, there’s no contest with Qatar airways.

Second leg of Turkish Airline with Indigo is disaster for following reason. 1) You have to carry your cabin bags through ladder to boeing 777 because it was parked somewhere in parking lot and was not given a gate to board passengers and this seems to be people traveling to and fro from those flights and is not issue with flight itself. 2) I choose non vegetarian food on Turkish portal way ahead of checkin to entire trip, However the Indigo flight gave me random veg food saying they code veg food code from Turkish. 3) Indigo did not served any alcoholic beverages stating some weird reason which is non nonsensical. 4)Indigo have TV screens in front of you but it displays nothing except "Welcome Onboard" with annoying white black ground in dark flight. This is the most stupidest and annoying part because you are held hostage for 7 hours and only thing you could do is stare back at white screen which does not have entertainment package or even flight tracker. Such a shame.

nice and clean plane but the seats and the comfort was not what i expected. i expected more based on all the ads and reviews that i've read. I guess you get what you pay for in economy.

Overall it was good. Food was bad. I ordered gluten free vegetarian meal. But I got gluten free chicken for my long flight from Seattle to Istanbul. I don’t eat any kind of meat. Second meal I got eggplant with meat which I couldn’t eat. I don’t understand why we can’t get gluten free vegetarian meal for a 12 hour flight. I eat the bread and that was it.

Worse worse worse, i would not recommend this airline to anyone. Istanbul airport maybe State of the Art facility but staff is rude, only works if they get tips, and they push you to give tips even though my family had spent $50 in tips. Airline staff doesn't speak english so you really can't understand them. It was a nightmare travelling with Turkish. Never again.

As a big guy the seats are way too small for me. Would prefer more comfortable seats on these long haul flights.

My flight was canceled 1 minute before boarding. The customer service was owful, no one could tell us what was going happened. I spent 30hrs instead of 15 from Washington DC to Brussels. No apologie or help

Boeing 777 is a bad choice for a such a long flight.

The staff at IST airport could have been more helpful. Too much wasted time and the plane from IST to KHI was just horrible. The plane was not clean and smelled bad!

The flight from SFO to YVR was delayed and my bag did not make it to my next flight from YVR to SYD. It took almost 3 days after I landed to get my bag and when I got it, it was filled with dust

Our biggest complaint about Air Canada is that if you don’t like your seat during check-in, there’s a fee to move elsewhere. On our flight from YUL to FFL, we were charged to change seats—just regular seats. What’s maddening is that the plane wasn’t even full; there were even a few people sleeping in the middle row sections (entire rows, completely empty), using them as beds. In my opinion, charging passengers for seat changes is a cash grab by Air Canada. They are definitely not the airline they were back in the day. I suppose they need to gouge the consumer now that they pay their attendants while on ground. One out of 10.

Nothing specific. Cabin temperature was too high for some reason.

It was just fine. I managed to make all my connection too sbut had trouble in Munich with no wheel chair and trouble trying to get help from the airport people to get to the other terminal for my flight. Finally a wonderful lady Amelia, helped me to make my flight connection Timon with zero time to spare.

Over 40 years ago my AC return flight was canceled, during this last summer the same thing happened. AC denied everything Canadian like paying for accommodations and basic necessities. So why would I ever want to fly AC again? This last flight my wife took the return flight had problems and left late, so I guess they are getting better. However I have no faith in this airline so I drove to this last destination! I'll never fly AC again!!!

Great check in process in LA and good service The check in process as well as at the gate is way better in the US versus canada 🇨🇦

Super experience. Earlier than schedule departure and arrival. Baggage handling was very good

Allow me to book extra bag check in as free though I packed in 1 luggage but that was 7 LBS overweight so make another bag to free check in.

I would like to get my money back. I flight was 4 hours late on the way to detroit, And same on my way back to Brussels they cancelled my flight and give me an other ticket and i had to wait 5 hours.

All attendents were very efficient, pleasant and happy. Everything went smoothly. The seats could have been wider. There could have been more free food instead of just one small bar.

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