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Book Cheap Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney to Sri Lanka

Tue, 10 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
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11:35 - 11:00SYD-CMB
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12:10 - 09:50CMB-SYD
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$845Multiple Airlines
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Fri, 7 Nov - Fri, 14 Nov
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10:45 - 15:00SYD-CMB
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16:00 - 09:15CMB-SYD
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Sun, 9 Nov - Fri, 14 Nov
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03:00 - 09:15CMB-SYD
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Wed, 12 Nov - Wed, 26 Nov
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21:50 - 11:05SYD-CMB
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$856Multiple Airlines
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Sun, 9 Nov - Fri, 14 Nov
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14:20 - 15:00SYD-CMB
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$859Multiple Airlines
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Wed, 11 Feb - Thu, 5 Mar
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12:15 - 10:45SYD-CMB
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12:15 - 17:55CMB-SYD
24h 10m1 stop
$863Singapore Airlines
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Tue, 10 Feb - Tue, 3 Mar
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Wed, 11 Feb - Thu, 5 Mar
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12:10 - 23:35SYD-CMB
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00:40 - 20:35CMB-SYD
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$930Malaysia Airlines
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Mon, 16 Mar - Wed, 18 Mar
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10:25 - 23:35SYD-CMB
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Wed, 4 Feb - Tue, 10 Feb
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sydney to Sri Lanka flights

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

What is the cheapest Sydney to Sri Lanka flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Sri Lanka from Sydney found in the last 72 hours was to Colombo, at $837 return. The most popular route is from Sydney (SYD) to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport (CMB), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $837.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Sydney to Sri Lanka?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $1,232, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney to Sri Lanka?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney to Sri Lanka, 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 Sydney to Sri Lanka is August, when tickets cost $1,031 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,931 and $1,430 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Sydney to Sri Lanka?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Sydney to Sri Lanka clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Sri Lanka on a Wednesday, 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 Sydney to Sri Lanka. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sydney to Sri Lanka?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney to Sri Lanka, 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 a flight from Sydney to Sri Lanka, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$402
Best time to beat the crowds (18% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (41% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking Sri Lanka flights

  • Are direct flights from Sydney to Sri Lanka available?

    It is not possible to fly direct from Sydney to Sri Lanka. If you want to find cheap flights from Sydney to Sri Lanka, your journey will involve at least one layover before you land. The location of your layover depends on which airline you choose to fly with. For instance, if you fly from Sydney with Singapore Airlines, you will usually stopover in Singapore (SIN). Meanwhile, if you fly with SriLankan Airlines or with Qantas Airways, you will change planes in Melbourne (MEL).

  • Which airports will I use on flights from Sydney to Sri Lanka?

    When you fly out of Sydney, you will depart from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD). This is Sydney’s main international airport. While Sri Lanka has several airports, the majority of flights from Sydney to Sri Lanka land at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport, which is located just outside Colombo city.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sydney 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 Sydney to Sri Lanka.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney 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 afternoon, when retur flights cost $1,145 on average. Morning departures are around 18% 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 $1,369.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Sri Lanka

  • After you find cheap flights from Sydney to Sri Lanka, be sure to look up or apply for any required documents that you need for your trip. Passengers flying to Sri Lanka must apply for an e-visa before they travel. This will allow you to stay in the country for up to 30 days. You must also have a valid passport.
  • Passengers landing at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) in Colombo will find multiple public transport options to help them reach the city centre. The 187-E CMB bus line departs regularly from the airport terminals and connects with Colombo’s central bus station. This journey takes around 1 hour and costs roughly Rs 360 (A$ 1.50). You can also take the Puttalam train from CMB for around the same cost. Taxis are also available at the airport. Colombo Airport is around 40 minutes from the city centre by car and a taxi fare will cost you about Rs 2,100 (A$ 9).
  • If you want to stay overnight at the airport before you travel, Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) has two on-site hotels that are connected to the terminals via a free 5-minute shuttle bus.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Sydney to Sri Lanka

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sydney 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.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1388 reviews
8.3Boarding
8.0Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.7Food
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Service was top notch and the attention to passengers is great. Takeoff and landing was on schedule. Food selection is good

10.0 ExcellentGary, Oct 2025SIN - KIX
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Service was top notch and the attention to passengers is great. Takeoff and landing was on schedule. Food selection is good

The business class seats were very uncomfortable. When in lie flat position my legs were very restricted.

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

The food wasn’t good at all. I skipped meals .

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.

We were not given option for meals since they ran out of the other option but good thing the remaining options tasted great.

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!

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.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

We are row 11, when the crew came to us, only one meal choice was available.

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

Comfortable seats in economy, managed a few hours sleep in an o night flight but the food was terrible. Surprising as Malaysia airlines has been good in the past. Service was mediocre this time too.

Vast improvement needed in customer service. I couldn’t get the drink of my choice during both meals (i.e. sparking water and Diet Coke). I had used plastic cups falling onto me from the tray. No eye contact when they thank you on the way out signalling an insincere thank you.

Jia yung was the flight attendant that made this a miserable flight.

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

AC not working, just slowly blowing room temperature air. Long taxi time does not help as well. Sweating all over the whole trip.

Did not take as cancelled 3 time so took another airline

It was a 2-hour flight so they didn't have much time for serving food. There was some turbulence so they could not serve hot coffee or tea for the safety reason. Good service, good tasting food, nice plane, a little bit of delay.

The IFE is quite unconvenient if using our own device. Not all passenger brought their own earphone/headphone.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.

From the checking, ground handlimg was very poor.seems new personal on duty,people qho suppose to be teaching them didnt see around.new people may mislead passenger, as of flt info boards, not give proper info.even informatiin counter people dont get uptodate info.makin big ques, totally disaster.guests were not happy about it.even boarding to aircraft some BC class pax sent to aft staircase, some aft pasx sent to front door.poor ground handling.may need to improove.

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

All good, on time, depart.only bad side was, airxraft is too old to be in business.hope ailine will manage somethinv somewhat.all good

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

Was good, comparatively. A330, with good crew set.on time depature. And crew try there best, to make thing efficient.

Spesific ,Crew and cabin manager, look after all pax on board despite being in a old A320 equipment.Got free seat upgrade as well,but old style seats, no much comfert on it.But food and the spesific crew, was amazing.maintain airlanka standerd.the cabin manager, who was so much keen,keen operate as per SOP.

Was got free upgrade, on old A320.aircraft is out dated kind of.bt service ,cabin manager, tried there best.and food was excelent.

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.

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