$905 Find Cheap Flights from Cairns to Sri Lanka

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Book Cheap Cairns to Sri Lanka Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cairns to Sri Lanka 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 from Cairns to Sri Lanka

Wed, 4 Mar - Sat, 7 Mar
Singapore Airlines Logo
18:35 - 10:45
CNS
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CMB
20h 40m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
00:45 - 17:20
CMB
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CNS
12h 05m1 stop
$1,301Singapore Airlines
Wed, 4 Mar - Sat, 7 Mar
Singapore Airlines Logo
18:35 - 10:45
CNS
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CMB
20h 40m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
00:45 - 17:20
CMB
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CNS
12h 05m1 stop
$1,303Singapore Airlines
Wed, 4 Mar - Sat, 7 Mar
Singapore Airlines Logo
18:35 - 23:30
CNS
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CMB
33h 25m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
00:45 - 17:20
CMB
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CNS
12h 05m1 stop
$1,304Singapore Airlines
Wed, 4 Mar - Sat, 7 Mar
Cathay Pacific Logo
14:50 - 23:30
CNS
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CMB
37h 10m2 stops
Cathay Pacific Logo
00:45 - 10:45
CMB
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CNS
29h 30m2 stops
$1,481Cathay Pacific
Wed, 4 Mar - Sat, 7 Mar
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:35 - 23:30
CNS
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CMB
40h 25m2 stops
Cathay Pacific Logo
00:45 - 10:45
CMB
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CNS
29h 30m2 stops
$1,483Cathay Pacific
Wed, 4 Mar - Sat, 7 Mar
Cathay Pacific Logo
14:50 - 23:30
CNS
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CMB
37h 10m2 stops
Cathay Pacific Logo
00:45 - 10:45
CMB
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CNS
29h 30m2 stops
$1,484Cathay Pacific
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cairns to Sri Lanka flights

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

Which airlines fly direc between Cairns and Sri Lanka?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Cairns to Sri Lanka.

There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Cairns to Sri Lanka. They are: Qantas Airways, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Cathay Pacific at $802 for a return flight to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport (CMB). On average, Singapore Airlines offers the best prices for direct flights between Cairns and Sri Lanka.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Cairns to Sri Lanka?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest return tickets from Cairns to Sri Lanka were found on Singapore Airlines ($1,301) and Cathay Pacific ($1,481).

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$905
Best time to beat the crowds (26% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Sri Lanka flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cairns to Sri Lanka?

    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 Cairns to Sri Lanka.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cairns to Sri Lanka?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Cairns to Sri Lanka 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 from Cairns to Sri Lanka?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Sri Lanka?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Sri Lanka is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $1,079 on average. Morning departures are around 43% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Sri Lanka is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,542.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Cairns to Sri Lanka

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cairns to Sri Lanka? 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
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1413 reviews
8.0Entertainment
7.8Food
8.6Crew
8.3Boarding
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

Pleasant business class flight experience with good onboarding experience. Flight service team was excellent with usual book-the-chef menu available

8.0 ExcellentWee Keng, Nov 2025
ICN - SIN
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Pleasant business class flight experience with good onboarding experience. Flight service team was excellent with usual book-the-chef menu available

Wish the underseat compartment don’t have a restriction, can fit a personal item such as backpack fully like most Boeing

I was in a middle seat where I felt a bit too cramped otherwise the trip was good

Airline should consider adding a small meal at the last leg of the flight, right now there is 7 hours of no meal break.

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

Food from Surabaya was below average but from Singapore is much better

The usual excellent experience with Singapore Airlines. The airplane was on time and actually early to Haneda Airport. The onboarding experience was pleasant with no delays, perhaps owing to the fact that the flight was not full. Nevertheless, the air crew were their usual outstanding standards in serving the passengers.

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.

The seat in economy class and legroom in Singapore airline are narrower than Korean airlines! I don’t have that comforting feeling flying with Singapore air as in the past!

one hour transit not good. cathay pacific is not helpful at all

There were delays at boarding and landing. These events resulted in a tight transfer time in HK. Poor signage for transfers. Finally, lost luggage at final destination.

It was good. The planes needed to be updated though, they were dated and the entertainment systems were old. Service was amazing. The pre-booked meals were lacklustre.

Flew from lax economy on cathay 777. Seat configuration 3-4-3. When the forward seat reclines it feels like someone is leaning forward and staring you. If you are slightly big tray tables will touch your abdomen even with seats upright. AVOID this above 777 configuration at all cost for a long flight. However their Airbus 350 3-3-3 configuration felt spacious and Seats wider.

It's basically 15 hours with an airline in economy class. There's really not much of anything that could have been done better unless I had a first class ticket. Cathay Pacific does excellent work, with a very professional, friendly and attentive crew. It's literally the only airline that I will fly to Southeast Asia.

Crew on this flight dedicate their business class service to their high priority members. They would get priority service even the seats are behind me, and meals priority service and orders. I get the left over choices. I refused to eat because I felt discriminated, never booking this airline.

Leg room wasn't that great. Other than that it was a good flight

The lead business class attendant was excellent. Made a point of greeting you and knowing your name by the time you leave.

A lot of things Never flying with this airline again Had an emergency landing

Seats in the absolute back row of the plane even though we booked ages ago :( Crew was awesome though

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

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