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October
Best time to beat the crowds (14% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (10% more expensive on average)

Flights from Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka 
MichaelFlew with Thai AirAsia-Jul 2024
Buy a drink and snack before boarding as service is incredibly slow
Verified travelerFlew with SriLankan Airlines-Jan 2024
Arrive early, because Immigration control in Kuala Lumpur is a nightmare. When we entered the country we had to queue up for over one and a half hours just to go through immigration, the same was true when leaving. Also some of the immigration officers were incredibly rude and antagonistic. Malaysia has introduced an e-gate system for immigration, mainly for Malaysian citizens, however certain other nationalities such as Australian citizens can supposedly use this e-gate. Unfortunately it didn’t work of Australian citizens and nobody seemed to know how the system worked or were particularly interested in fixing it. The result was that we had to wait in line again for over an hour.

FAQs for booking flights from Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Southeast Asia 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 Southeast Asia 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 Southeast Asia 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 Southeast Asia 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 Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to Sri Lanka?

    Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are SriLankan Airlines (63 flights per week), Air Seychelles (55 flights per week), and MAI (39 flights per week).

  • How many airports are there in Sri Lanka?

    There are 2 airports in Sri Lanka. The busiest airport is Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport (CMB), with 100% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Sri Lanka?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Sri Lanka is Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport (CMB), with an average flight price of RM 821.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Sri Lanka?

    The cheapest ticket to Sri Lanka from Southeast Asia found in the last 5 days was to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, at RM 1,144 return. The most popular route is Bangkok Don Mueang Intl Airport (DMK) to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport (CMB) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was RM 1,144.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka?

    The cheapest month for flights from Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka is October, when tickets cost RM 713 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is RM 1,141 and RM 1,092 respectively.

  • How far in advance should I book a flight from Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka?

    To get a below-average price on a flight from Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 20% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to Sri Lanka?

    From Southeast Asia, there are direct flights to Sri Lanka from 5 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Singapore, with 176 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to Sri Lanka are there each day?

    There are around 63 direct flights from within Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka every day. Most flights (45%) depart in the morning.

  • How many direct flights to Sri Lanka are there each week?

    Each week there are around 439 direct flights from within Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to Sri Lanka?

    An average direct flight from Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka takes 8h 41m, covering a distance of 3969 km. The shortest route is Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (KUL) to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport (CMB) with an average flight time of 3h 30m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to Sri Lanka each week?

    Each week, there are 11 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration) and 428 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration) to Sri Lanka. There aren’t any long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration).

  • What is the most popular destination in Sri Lanka?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Sigiriya (100% of total searches to Sri Lanka).

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Southeast Asia 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.
6.8
SriLankan AirlinesOverall score based on 87 reviews
6.8Comfort
7.0Food
7.6Crew
6.2Entertainment
6.8Boarding
Airline reviews

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

4.0 OkayAhmed, Jul 2026
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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.

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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%

Automated check in could have been better organised and informative

Flight delayed for one hour last minute change the gate this is something new? Wak all over the airport bit fast bording to flight smd miss my meeting in kuaa lumpur is the year end meeting no internet in flught which is not good Anyway overall is good thanks to the crew on duty Un able to check in on line and choose the seat thatbi wanted and in flight meal too unable to purchase rrally sad Should get priority seat in next booking

Fast Pass but delay at Check-In Counter. Limited Counter when there are alot of ppls Check-In

My flight boarding was interrupted as gate staff said I needed visa in advance for Vietnam....

Boarding was nuts. Gate change. Delayed. No communication from gate staff. They seemed lost. Rest of the flight went well

should remind people who cough must wear the mask. A few persons surrounding keep coughing.

Second time flying on AirAsia. They’re fine for a low cost carrier, so I don’t expect high level hospitality. They could have informed us that the flight would be delayed even if by a few minutes, instead of the passengers asking the gate agents why we’re not boarding 8 minutes before takeoff. And given some of the passengers on this particular flight were problematic, the crew did great handling such people.

I left the city late and fortunately the flight was also delayed 50mins

By the time the “sell “ cart came around to row 17 they were out of several items. This happened both leaving and arriving in Kuala Lumpur. Poor planning.

I don’t travel I need my ticket back until now am with so many communication daily to get my refund

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