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Thu, 1 Oct - Fri, 23 Oct
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12:00 - 17:50MEL  Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
10h 20mdirect
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10:40 - 05:00CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne
12h 50m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$742Multiple Airlines
Thu, 8 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
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13:00 - 17:50MEL  Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
10h 20mdirect
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22:55 - 05:00CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne
24h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$748Multiple Airlines
Thu, 8 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
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13:00 - 17:50MEL  Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
10h 20mdirect
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19:50 - 11:00CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne
9h 40mdirect
$758Jetstar
Thu, 8 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
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13:00 - 17:50MEL  Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
10h 20mdirect
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19:50 - 11:00CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne
9h 40mdirect
$759Jetstar
Tue, 10 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov
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23:10 - 20:45PER  Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
24h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
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21:45 - 05:50CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth
29h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$770Batik Air
Thu, 12 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec
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04:40 - 21:50PER  Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
19h 40m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
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22:50 - 19:55CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth
18h 35m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$772AirAsia
Sun, 28 Feb - Wed, 10 Mar
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00:45 - 20:45PER  Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
22h 30m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
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21:45 - 23:45CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth
23h 30m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$772Batik Air
Fri, 30 Oct - Thu, 12 Nov
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20:50 - 09:25PER  Perth-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
15h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
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10:25 - 03:40CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-PER Perth
14h 45m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$780AirAsia
Fri, 2 Oct - Thu, 15 Oct
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11:00 - 19:00MEL  Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
36h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
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22:10 - 11:00CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne
31h 20m3 stops Kunming Changshui Xi'an Xianyang Nanjing Lukou Intl
$815China Eastern
Fri, 2 Oct - Thu, 15 Oct
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11:00 - 19:00MEL  Melbourne-CMB Colombo Bandaranaike Intl
36h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
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22:10 - 11:00CMB  Colombo Bandaranaike Intl-MEL Melbourne
31h 20m2 stops Kunming Changshui Nanjing Lukou Intl
$815China Eastern
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Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
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Flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to Colombo

FAQs - booking Jaffna flights

  • How long is the flight to Jaffna?

    Flights from Melbourne Airport10h 20m
    Flights from Perth10h 00m
    Flights from Brisbane19h 35m
    Flights from Sydney10h 55m
    Flights from Adelaide15h 00m
  • What is the cheapest flight to Colombo?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Colombo was found on the route from Melbourne, at $742 return. The most popular connection is from Sydney to Colombo, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $899 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.

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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 Melbourne $1,676, from Sydney $2,453
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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 1606 reviews
8.1Entertainment
8.3Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.8Food
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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.

There was no screens on the flight, and no wifi with which we could connect to the internet and stream any content. This was a smaller plan so the business class seats were a bit tight. No hot towels or welcome drinks like when you fly on the bigger TG on the same route. The food was excellent, much better than the previous Thai airways business class meals. It was also nice that they offered eye masks for easy sleeping.

I'm not interested in improving the airline. Therefore, I won't explain this in more detail. Next time I'll try a different one.

The boarding efficiency was good. A couple of the flight attendants did not seem in the best of moods. Overall it was a good experience.

USB charging port was not working at my seat 48K.

I enjoy flying with Thai Airways, however their B788 business class configuration is quite dated. Additionally , while the service is always friendly and efficient, I’m getting tired of the same “usual suspects” when it comes to food choices. Since it was a lunchtime flight, what about some gourmet sandwiches or some type of salad dish for the main course? The entertainment options are also quite limited and this is not unique to TG, so much so that given the short duration of the flight I ended up not bothering with any entertainment. Finally, despite signs around the cabin advising wifi available, I was unable to con-net and in fact I’ve never been able to connect on any TG flight over the last year or so - what’s the go here??

Could have been better. I prefer Thai airlines only but it hasnt been reliable.

Service on board was excellent. Flight attendant was very helpful. I wish the website is more functional. I can't even choose seats online and had to call the customer service. During check-in at the counter in CGK, I saw a printed page about paying for the bulkhead and exit row seats, so I asked the staff at the check-in counter. I was told that the flight is full and there isn't any seats available for paid upgrade. When I boarded the plane, I saw so many bulkhead and exit row seats empty and asked the flight attendant. He allowed me to purchase the upgrades on board. It would have been nice if I could purchase the upgrades ahead of time, eg. During online check-in or bag drop at the airport. The economy seats in the A350-900 are arranged in 3-3-3 configuration. Seat width is a bit tight for me.

The flight attendants ignored us several times which was annoying. The sandwich thing wasn't very good but it's only an hour flight, it would have been better to have entertainment over bad food.

Extra seat belt across the chest 10 minutes before taking off and 15 minutes before landing seemed excessively safe.

Increase the number of available films, including variety. All other aspects were great.

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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