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Cheap Flights from Zurich to Colombo (ZRH-CMB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Zurich 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 Zurich to Colombo

Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 30
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4:00 pm - 8:35 pmZRH-CMB
25h 05m2 stops
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4:30 pm - 3:00 pmCMB-ZRH
26h 00m2 stops
Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 30
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11:35 am - 8:35 pmZRH-CMB
29h 30m3 stops
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9:30 pm - 3:00 pmCMB-ZRH
21h 00m2 stops
Mon, Jan 5 - Sun, Feb 1
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3:10 pm - 2:50 amZRH-CMB
31h 10m1 stop
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9:35 pm - 12:50 pmCMB-ZRH
19h 45m1 stop
$612Etihad Airways
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Sun, Nov 9 - Thu, Nov 20
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7:50 pm - 7:20 amZRH-CMB
31h 00m1 stop
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5:05 pm - 6:15 pmCMB-ZRH
29h 40m1 stop
$613Air India
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Sun, Nov 9 - Thu, Nov 20
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7:50 pm - 7:20 amZRH-CMB
31h 00m1 stop
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5:05 pm - 6:15 pmCMB-ZRH
29h 40m1 stop
$614Air India
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 30
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10:35 pm - 8:30 amZRH-CMB
30h 25m1 stop
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9:50 pm - 6:50 pmCMB-ZRH
24h 30m1 stop
$626Etihad Airways
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Tue, Nov 11 - Wed, Nov 26
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11:05 am - 6:10 amZRH-CMB
14h 35m1 stop
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7:40 am - 5:10 pmCMB-ZRH
14h 00m1 stop
$658Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Nov 11 - Wed, Nov 26
Turkish Airlines Logo
11:05 am - 6:10 amZRH-CMB
14h 35m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
7:40 am - 10:20 pmCMB-ZRH
19h 10m1 stop
$659Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Jan 6 - Mon, Feb 2
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8:45 am - 2:45 amZRH-CMB
13h 30m1 stop
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10:15 am - 7:00 amCMB-ZRH
25h 15m1 stop
$671Qatar Airways
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Mon, Oct 13 - Mon, Oct 20
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4:40 pm - 9:40 amZRH-CMB
13h 30m1 stop
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8:20 pm - 7:15 amCMB-ZRH
14h 25m1 stop
$672Qatar Airways
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Zurich Airport's security is efficient and organised. Lines move quickly, so follow instructions and have liquids ready in a clear bag.

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For a smooth arrival at CMB, use Uber for cheap and convenient transport. Pre-pay taxis at official booths for longer distances.

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An avid traveler and aviation expert who has visited 173 countries, all 50 states and seven continents, Ramsey Qubein flies nearly 400,000 miles a year. As a North Carolina-based freelance journalist for publications including Conde Nast Traveler, Forbes, USA Today and Bloomberg among others, he explores the latest trends in aviation, hospitality, cruises and business.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Zurich to Colombo flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Zurich 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 Zurich to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

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

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

When flying from Zurich to Colombo, you should consider leaving on a Sunday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Zurich, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Zurich 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 Zurich 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 Zurich to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is May, where tickets cost $767 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,272 and $1,118 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Zurich to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Zurich to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$240
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Zurich to Colombo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Zurich 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 Zurich to Colombo flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Zurich to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Zurich to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport was $240 for a one-way ticket and $537 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Zurich to Colombo?

    On your way to Colombo, you’ll fly out from Zurich. You’ll be landing at Colombo Bandaranaike Intl.

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

    The Airbus A340-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Zurich to Colombo flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Zurich to Colombo?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Zurich to Colombo are Emirates and Etihad Airways. With an average price for the route of $972 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Etihad Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $825 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Zurich 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 Zurich to Colombo.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Colombo from Zurich 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 Zurich 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 Zurich with another airline. Booking your flights between Zurich 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 Zurich 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 Zurich up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Zurich to Colombo?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Zurich to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl.
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Direct departures

Zurich to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Monday

Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, +1 more

Friday

Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, +1 more

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Direct returns

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to Zurich

Tuesday

Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, +1 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Zurich to Colombo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Zurich 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Zurich to Colombo? 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 verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3315 reviews
8.3Crew
8.1Boarding
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
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Emirates need to improve the boarding process. There is no point calling for all First and Business Class passengers plus Platinum, Gold and Silver Skywards members at one time. Further to this, try channeling all these people into one entry point with no defined lines. It was chaos. The is a common issue on the Dubai to Riyadh flight. Poor effort Emirates.

2.0 MediocreDuncan, Jul 2025DXB - RUH
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Emirates need to improve the boarding process. There is no point calling for all First and Business Class passengers plus Platinum, Gold and Silver Skywards members at one time. Further to this, try channeling all these people into one entry point with no defined lines. It was chaos. The is a common issue on the Dubai to Riyadh flight. Poor effort Emirates.

Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

Very pleasant.The crews are very helpful.Food are very good.

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

Except for the uncleaned tray, and the delay in serving food for our section (which may have been due to the location of our row) everything else was good. The crew were very professional and responded to our requests promptly throughout the flight. We as a family were not disappointed by Emirates.

Overall was a good experience and this particular flight the crew were great too at least in business class. It’s not always the case with flydubai. Few things would make me think twice in the future on this route. 1. The arrival into T3 might sound good but it is a real pain as it takes almost 30 mins to get to terminal on the bus as the aircraft still park at T2. The bag takes even longer . If they just let us off at T2, I’d be home within 30 mins of walking off the plane. Instead it takes 1.5 hours. 2. Due to the timing, the very tiny lounge in Penang is so crowded because half the lounge is closed for Qatar crew. Hardly anywhere to sit. 3. Flydubai app and site has a long way to go and using it is very unpleasant.

Good flight overall. Good options of food on NY-Dubai-Mumbai leg. Not that good reversing back. The flight crew is courteous and professional as always. The seating was much more comfortable going into Mumbai than coming back. Cheers!

The service on board was excellent, the flight wasn’t overbooked and we departed and arrived on time.

Very bad groud crew taking bags less than 7kg Bad food Old plane

everything was great. I don't use on-board entertainment at all (I just read or sleep), but I appreciate that I couldn't hear anyone else's!

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 .

Not sure how we end up with American Airlines instead of Qatar Airways. From Philadelphia to Qatar they boarded us then they asked us to unload. After 30 minutes later they board us again. The inside the plane it was burning hot and we were sweating like crazy. Crew members are absolute rude. The way they served the passengers were horrible. One of the crew members hit my knee with food cart and kept going. I was holding an ice pack for almost 2 hours. I am still with the pain.

It was excellent in all respects. I don’t think it needs any improvement

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

Worse fight I ever take since I start flying , still have even made home , and crew abandon us half way home . No water no food and no even anyone to answer our questions

Liked some flight attendants. 1 was rude I'll not say her name I don't want to get her jn trouble on my flight back to Dallas from Doha. Very rude to some races of people clearly. She needs a better attitude and bedside manners. Asking her questions and she responds "WHAT" twice rudely like I was bothering her and "is it going to be cranberry or mango juice with an attitude".

All the crew members were too slow and rude. Most of the times the registers were empty, while hundreds of customers were waiting in line, and it was impossible to get a supervisor. Despite being in line on time, I missed my freight, plus a some customers who were ahead and behind me.

Well organized boarding, efficient and on time. Nice crew on the plane. Thank you!

The only thing that could have been better, is that the food trays get left way to long after a meal. We had a snack 8 hrs into the trip, and they left us with the boxes and cups for way too long. It is not fun being trapped in your seat unnecessarily

Very unimpressed that I was dumped from the seat I had booked and paid for after check in. Apparently a family wanted to sit together, however as they all were adults I think they should have pre booked their seats like I did. I will be approaching Qatar for a refund. That and the dreadful state of the flooding toilets made me wonder how they managed to be voted the best airline. Not worth the money.

The food could be better. Toilets were smelly all along

second leg was more comfortable. Customer service in Abu Dhabi is okay.

Horrible. After paying for my seats, I was cramped, had no overhead bin space, freezing as the flight had no temperature controls, the food was awful and served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and then never received any. I booked this flight as a partner through American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

Took a long time for boarding. The flight was comfortable.

Extremely bad food, they never gave our bags in time, the online check-in did not let us check in because we had Indian OCI not sure why we were given the option to check in then, because we couldn’t check in online we had to go in person and we were not able to change our seats and sit with our family

Used to Etihad employees are very rude and unprofessional but now better than before over all is okay now

The seat was like there is no leg space....there were no proper option for food in the airline. It seemed like the airline was at brink of bankruptcy. The crew was helpful except for a few.

Boarding was efficient, had to check in cabin luggage. Seats were narrow, food was more in quantity, received cabin luggage on the luggage belt which was fine.

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

Bough tickets with luggage, but made me pay at Airport as well

Very good overall.... apart from the cost of extra check ed in luggage where they charge £17 per kg, and no option to just buy an extra bag allowance (at least on the route I took)

The food we received during the flight was excellent. The service was very friendly. Definitely the best value for the money when flying across the Atlantic.

The best food I’ve ever been served on an airplane. The security at the gate was frustrating as was the heavy editing of the films and television shows offered.

The 2 agents on the check in counter were super nice , helpful and very polite. Boarding was like a 1 2 3, I would recommend Turkish airlines for your next trip.

No customer service. Non educated staff members with no will to support or service the passenger.

Both my luggages were never sent from Istanbul. After 10 hour flight from DC to Turkey and another 12 hour layover in Istanbul Airport, I would’ve at least expected to find my luggages when I arrived in Addis Ababa, but that wasn’t the case. After 2 hours of waiting at the luggage carousel, we were told that our luggages would be arriving the next day after midnight. I was already so exhausted, that I hated having to come back to the airport the next day. Thankfully, I received both my luggages the following day. It’s just, the whole experience was exhausting.

Flight Singapore - Istanbul was perfect. Flight Istanbul - Sao Paolo - Buenos Aires was really good but there was a big delay in Sao Paolo (Brazil) due to a problem with the ground staff and not related to Turkish Airline. Overall a very good and solid experience

5 unnecessary control before get in the craft. It is exagerated and very inefficient

I recently flew with Turkish Airlines, and I can confidently say it was one of the best travel experiences I’ve ever had. From the moment I boarded, the crew was incredibly attentive, warm, and professional. They went above and beyond to ensure everyone was comfortable and well taken care of throughout the flight. The highlight, however, was the food! I’ve flown with many airlines, but Turkish Airlines sets the bar incredibly high when it comes to in-flight dining. Every meal was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. The variety of dishes, even on a long-haul flight, was impressive. It felt like dining at a high-end restaurant at 35,000 feet! The seats were comfortable, the entertainment options were great, and the overall atmosphere made the journey enjoyable. Turkish Airlines truly excels in combining luxury and hospitality. I wouldn’t hesitate to fly with them again—highly recommend!

Bad seats. Broken entertainment system. Charging port not working. Seats were broken worn out. Crew was amazing. They helped as much as they could.

only passenger seats are too much narrow. It’s not comfortable otherwise it’s good. Seats are very important because it’s main in Travel

Inflight Services are poor compared to other airlines. They do not offer even water during 15 hr flight. Food is little in portion and I had food poisoning after last meal ( rajma chawal)

My seats that I paid for were changed last minute and I had to sit in uncomfortable chairs

This was a bery good experience as it was a newer plane . AI older plane bussiness class is bad .

The flight got delayed and was not updated in time.

Good experience, comfortable seats. Entertainment did not work but vista wifi and entertainment worked great.

I had a camera bag that exceeded the 10kg allowance for hand luggage. I am 67 years old and have been travelling will my cameras and lenses all over the world and have not paid once for the excess weight. Also, even if I wanted to check in the bag, I can’t due to lithium batteries and delicate equipment. Air India should review their policies. Or is it just a cash grab. I had to pay additional 7000 rupees.

Too bad. Got too much trouble with security screening at New Delhi

The planes are dated and need upgrades. Seats are not comfortable and entertainment equipment doesn’t work

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