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Cheapest return fare
$778
Typical prices: $974-$1,365
Batik Air
Fri 27/11Mon 7/12
PER - CMB • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
$883
Typical prices: $976-$1,328
Jetstar
Thu 3/9Thu 10/9
MEL - CMB • Direct
Arrival airport
You can’t fly directly to Jaffna. It is served by Colombo (CMB), located 276.8 km from Jaffna.
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Cheap Flights to Jaffna

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Jaffna 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 return flight deals to Jaffna

Fri, 27 Nov - Mon, 7 Dec
Batik Air Logo
23:10 - 20:45PER  Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
24h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
Batik Air Logo
21:45 - 05:50CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth
29h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$778Batik Air
Thu, 3 Sep - Wed, 16 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:35 - 21:50PER  Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
13h 45m1 stop Ho Chi Minh City
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:45 - 05:50CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth
29h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$793Multiple Airlines
Thu, 22 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct
Batik Air Logo
00:45 - 20:45PER  Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
22h 30m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
Batik Air Logo
21:45 - 16:00CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth
15h 45m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$794Batik Air
Mon, 30 Nov - Mon, 14 Dec
AirAsia Logo
20:40 - 09:25PER  Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
15h 15m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
AirAsia Logo
10:25 - 04:30CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth
15h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$795AirAsia
Fri, 27 Nov - Sun, 13 Dec
AirAsia Logo
20:40 - 09:25PER  Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
15h 15m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
AirAsia Logo
10:25 - 04:30CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth
15h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$795AirAsia
Thu, 20 Aug - Fri, 4 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:35 - 21:50PER  Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
13h 45m1 stop Ho Chi Minh City
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:45 - 16:15CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth
16h 00m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$797Multiple Airlines
Tue, 20 Oct - Sun, 1 Nov
Malaysia Airlines Logo
02:10 - 10:05PER  Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
10h 25m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
Malaysia Airlines Logo
11:15 - 01:25CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth
11h 40m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$849Malaysia Airlines
Tue, 8 Sep - Thu, 10 Sep
China Eastern Logo
21:30 - 19:00MEL  Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
26h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
China Eastern Logo
20:30 - 12:40CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne
35h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
$858China Eastern
Thu, 27 Aug - Sun, 20 Sep
China Eastern Logo
11:00 - 19:00MEL  Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
36h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
China Eastern Logo
20:30 - 12:40CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne
35h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
$858China Eastern
Thu, 8 Oct - Sat, 17 Oct
Malaysia Airlines Logo
10:15 - 22:55SYD  Sydney Kingsford Smith-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
18h 10m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
Malaysia Airlines Logo
00:05 - 11:00CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
29h 25m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$950Malaysia Airlines
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Low season

February

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$379
Best time to beat the crowds (19% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (43% more expensive on average)
Flight from Perth to Colombo

FAQs - booking Jaffna flights

  • How long is the flight to Jaffna?

    Flights from Melbourne Airport10h 20m
    Flights from Perth15h 15m
    Flights from Brisbane16h 15m
    Flights from Sydney10h 55m
    Flights from Adelaide14h 35m
  • What is the cheapest flight to Colombo?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Colombo was found on the route from Perth, at $778 return. The most popular connection is from Melbourne to Colombo, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $849 in the last 5 days.

  • How to fly to Jaffna?

    You cannot fly directly to Jaffna. KAYAK recommends you fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl (CMB) (276.76 km from Jaffna). From there you can hire a car or take a taxi.

  • How far is Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from central Colombo?

    You’ll need to travel 28 km to reach the Colombo city centre from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Jaffna?

    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 to Jaffna.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Jaffna?

    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 Jaffna with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 Jaffna up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Jaffna

  • There is no major airport in Jaffna. It is instead served by Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport.
  • Looking for cheap airfare to Jaffna? 25% of our users found return tickets to Jaffna for the following prices or less: From Sydney $2,418, from Melbourne $2,553
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Jaffna flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Jaffna

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia to Jaffna? 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.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1584 reviews
7.8Food
8.6Crew
8.1Entertainment
8.3Boarding
8.0Comfort
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I had the worst experience of my life in travel. Due to circumstances beyond my control (catastrophic traffic accidents on the highway between Gold Coast and Brisbane) I missed my flight for the first time ever. Because I booked through Kayak Singapore Airlines were not interested in helping me. They told me to contact the agent that I booked through. I was extremely stressed as I had connecting flights in Europe. First Kayak told me that the next available flights were in four days time. Then they told me that they could do it but at a cost of $2600 AUD. When I agreed he told me that he was having trouble getting it through Singapore’s system and he would contact me further once it had been done. When I had not heard from him after several hours, I phoned Kayak again, spoke to a different person who said he could do it for $8200. I declined and told him to cancel the booking. The worst part of this experience was that I had booked 5 flights altogether with Singapore including Premium Economy on two legs and Singapore cancelled all my flights including the return legs leaving me with having to completely reschedule my entire trip. Kayak refunded me $2000 from $5200, obviously leaving me out of pocket. This has left me feeling that I will never deal with Kayak or Singapore Airlines again.

2.0 MediocreJanine, July 2026
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I had the worst experience of my life in travel. Due to circumstances beyond my control (catastrophic traffic accidents on the highway between Gold Coast and Brisbane) I missed my flight for the first time ever. Because I booked through Kayak Singapore Airlines were not interested in helping me. They told me to contact the agent that I booked through. I was extremely stressed as I had connecting flights in Europe. First Kayak told me that the next available flights were in four days time. Then they told me that they could do it but at a cost of $2600 AUD. When I agreed he told me that he was having trouble getting it through Singapore’s system and he would contact me further once it had been done. When I had not heard from him after several hours, I phoned Kayak again, spoke to a different person who said he could do it for $8200. I declined and told him to cancel the booking. The worst part of this experience was that I had booked 5 flights altogether with Singapore including Premium Economy on two legs and Singapore cancelled all my flights including the return legs leaving me with having to completely reschedule my entire trip. Kayak refunded me $2000 from $5200, obviously leaving me out of pocket. This has left me feeling that I will never deal with Kayak or Singapore Airlines again.

Crew were so busy Anna so awesome. I was in a seat that got my food nearly last but the crew were Just awesome.

I find it was a bit hot before take off. If there is a way to improve the airflow it would be great

Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

Horrendous. We upgraded and they took the money but cancelled one of our tickets. The recline action didn’t work on the seats for the flight from Singapore to London, pre booked meals but they seemed to have disappeared as well.. Phone customer service was horrendous. Took 5 phone calls and no fix. Craig at the airport was the only one who seemed to be able to get the ticket back.

Food could have been better. Too many passengers getting up and down all the time.

Delayed 1hour due to storm still didn't get window seat for third flight despite paying £240 extra to book them

It was an average flight. I would have expected more from this airline. Food, seats, service, etc was just average. I just give them some extra points for offering free WiFi on board with just a Krisflyer account.

Check in was easy through self-check-in kiosks just like domestic flights. Staff onboard were fantastic. Some "book the cook" good options weren't great, others really good. Entertainment options a bit limited to what I've experienced on Qantas. Overall a good flight though, especially for the price.

From start to finish, every part of the experience was outstanding. The care and kindness shown to my 95-year-old mother was exceptional—truly 10 out of 10. From the assistance she received at Sydney Airport while boarding the plane to the help she was given when arriving at Wagga Wagga Airport, every staff member was friendly, professional, and genuinely caring. They made her feel comfortable, safe, and well looked after throughout her journey. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make my mother's trip such a wonderful experience. Your compassion and dedication are greatly appreciated.

My flight with Qantas was excellent, the crew were exceptional, the food was very good, and the seats were surprisingly spacious and comfortable. I was extremely disappointed when my checked bag did not make it onto my connecting flight, but was pleased with the ease of filing a report of a missing bag with Qantas at the Auckland airport - there, my pleasure ended. I can see, with an apple tag on my bag, that it is still in Sydney and has not moved in more than 30 hours. I shared the tracking information with Qantas and was assured when I filed the missing bag report that my bag would be delivered first thing the next morning on the next flight from Sydney to Auckland. Qantas' missing bag tracking feature still lists its status as "searching for your bag, check back later" more than a full 24 hours after filing the report despite my having shared tracking information, a photo of the bag, and calling the customer care line and being assured that an "urgent action message" had been sent to the team in Sydney. The lack of communication from Qantas' customer service department and the lack of action after an incredibly expensive business class ticket price is outrageous and has, definitively, affected my willingness to consider flying Qantas in the future, much less on long-haul international flights with high cost airfare.

Going from Sydney to London on a single flight number was very convenient, not having to worry about changing planes. Entertainment system on A380 economy cabin is very dated. Lavatories are small. The self serve refreshments have been significantly reduced since the A380 first started.

It was ok, but not what it was like 20 years ago

Great food and good entertainment options for the long flight.

It seems that qantas are trying hard to regain their status as Australia's premier airline. I only flew economy but happy with the service entertainment, food, configuration everything.

I never flew with alliance. Kayak is a joke and none of the flights or times were correct. Won’t ever use kayak again

I missed my flight due to unforeseen circumstances It was, however , an excellent price !

Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

Very good overall. Highly recommend for all flying to Australia

They wouldn't let me on the plane. The 3rd party apparently didn't pay for the tickets properly?

Flights were delayed, Food was good but only 1 meal instead of 2.

OK seats comfortable, easy boarding/embarking, excellent connection to domestic Malaysia flight with baggage checked through without customs. Catering especially drinks borderline ok luckily less important aspect

The flight isn’t great, as the plane has faulty with light and noise. It blinks and make noise for 8hrs non stop! Causing health and sensory issues! Causing Hazard matter to all 3 babies that on bassinet seats. This matters affected 12 passengers and the most horrible flight I ever experience. Have been flying with MAS for more 30yrs and this is the worst! Very disappointed

Did not take as cancelled 3 time so took another airline

Service / food has to be much better. Staff were not very attentive to requests. Requested for a second serve of coke and got a weird look back from the host! Was also told they don’t have extra water bottles when I requested for one before sleep! Dinner time food was very minimum and average.

chaos boarding. Crew in business class seemed short staffed and lacking in attention to details initially, but did improve during flight.

Entertainment system was too old, crew were unorganised during boarding

I had purchased extra leg room for all legs of the flight but due to a delay in leaving Perth I was put on another flight but with Emirates. My luggage was initially lost but later found and my suitcase was broken. I ended up losing my upgrades

I enjoy traveling with Malaysia Airlines. The Asian food they serve is pretty good and the red wine was also good. They did run out of beer and only did a couple of water rounds during the flight but the staff were very friendly.

Too many carryon bags with size of checking bags. Because of that space was not there to put carry on backpacks.

Nice crew.flight delay fromBKK for some ground prep issue I guess, crew serve well to guest, and respect to guest as well. As usual AC is old,and nt much comert in compare to other rehional airliners.other than that.all good

Flight was on time.food is as usual good.Aircraft is old.old A320, seats aithout any display.crew serve well

When flying from Indian Sector, should be more prepared with Indian food

KAYAK Real time status update is not accurate.the flight inbound rejected and go around.and came back and land. Delay abt 30 min.still shows ontime.track ur self if u wana real time.and cabin crew s are nicer. Aircraft is jst ok.old airplane.and in midflight ,seems have some compressor issue.airconditioning was nt work properly either.I could litarary see guests were cheking if AC is working.bt on landing it start to gv cool.which probably some one intentionaly kept .which was so bad.even breathing was bit difficult.otjer than that.for me all ok.

This leg of the trip was smoother than compared to the initial trip. Sri Lankan Airlines still have much work to do to improve the overall travel experience.

Very good crew, very efficient. Unfortunately not all items listed in duty free catalog were available.

Very professional and well managed. On time, great staff and comfortable.

Kayak company fake total I m not travel my payment reverse plzzz my credit card

Terrible experience. Unexpected wait due to staff delay was not taken proper care. Food inflight could be better where as flight attendees on flight hospitality was 100%

A good standard flight, a little delayed, on the return flight, comfortable during cruise hour. The food was tasty, the tea pleasant, standing in the rain, on Launceston tarmac, was stupidity. Just delay the exit from the airplane, don’t have us standing around, while another plane slows its propellers. That’s common sense, but overall comfortable, clean toilet, good legroom, I paid for that, last on, first off, get a front row seat.

Smooth flight with great staff shame about the hard seats

Cabin crew were really good. Flying in to Perth from Adelaide on domestic flight. The arrival for wheel chair use however has no air bridge provided. Unloading meant a scissor lift. Otherwise a good service.

Knees in back from passenger behind, limited seat pockets, no entertainment.

The Ryanair of Australia. Not impressed. Forced me to gate check my bag as it was over their weight limit. Charged me $125 for the privilege. Then said plane hold was locked and it would have to go out in the next flight, which was the following day. Explained that I was on a cruise the next day and the plane would not arrive until after the ship left, and that it would be impossible to catch up with the cruise at any point. Lady at the gate unimpressed. So to sum up they were ready to charge me $125 to lose a bag. Finally got it resolved by appealing to management, but the whole episode was not good for the blood pressure. The gate lady said they followed the Ryanair business model which means first time passengers get penalized for doing things that other airlines routinely allow.

Delayed 50 mins. Check in was excellent, boarding was good, everything else was OK and perfectly acceptable for a budget airline. Price was excellent. I noticed this airline had two other flights to our destination cancelled so not very reliable.

Horrible. The people that get this flights are very sick, dangerous and unhygienic

Jane at Sydney International airport check in was amazing. She set up the whole experience to be a positive one.

The smells on this plane were disgusting. So many sweaty and unhygienic people i couldn't stand it. I dream of being anywhere else in the world when I am on a JetStar flight they suck.

One of the better flights I’ve had w Jetstar. Smooth boarding, early take off, on time landing, very courteous crew, clean plane.

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