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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Colombo on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Thursday is the most expensive day to fly from Melbourne to Colombo. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Melbourne Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is October, where tickets cost $729 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,358 and $997 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of $932, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Melbourne to Colombo were found on China Eastern ($681) and Jetstar ($701).

There is just one airline that flies from Melbourne Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport direct and that is SriLankan Airlines. The best round-trip deal found from SriLankan Airlines for the route is $764.

Weekly flights between Melbourne and Colombo historically see delays in approximately 28% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 141 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Tuesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, SriLankan Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 28% of their flights encountering any delays.

Singapore (SIN) is the top choice – 38% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Melbourne to Colombo picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Bangkok (BKK) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $960.

Consider flying via Singapore (SIN) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 14h 17m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Bangkok (BKK) often has the shortest layovers from Melbourne to Colombo, with an average of 2h 09m.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Melbourne Airport and lands in Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, with an average flight time of 10h 32m. The most common departure time is 4:00 pm and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 7 flights.