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October
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)

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

Insights shared by verified travelers 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 travelers 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 round-trip 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 (59 flights per week), Air Seychelles (50 flights per week), and Japan Airlines (41 flights per week).

  • How many airports are there in Sri Lanka?

    There are 3 airports in Sri Lanka. The busiest airport is Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport (CMB), with 99% 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 ₱12,375.

  • 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 ₱14,808 round-trip. The most popular route is Bangkok Don Mueang Intl Airport (DMK) to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport (CMB) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was ₱14,808.

  • 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 January, when tickets cost ₱12,917 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is ₱17,643 and ₱16,698 respectively.

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

    To get a below average price on the flight from Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to Sri Lanka?

    From Southeast Asia, there are direct flights to Sri Lanka from 4 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Singapore, with 144 direct flights each week.

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

    There are around 56 direct flights from within Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka every day. Most flights (41%) depart in the morning.

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

    Each week there are around 392 direct flights from within Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to Sri Lanka?

    An average nonstop flight from Southeast Asia to Sri Lanka takes 8h 45m, covering a distance of 7329 km. The shortest route is Manila (MNL) to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport (CMB) with an average flight time of 8h 45m.

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

    Each week, there are 6 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration) and 386 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 Colombo (100% of total searches to Sri Lanka).

Reviews of the top 4 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.
7.7
Vietnam AirlinesOverall score based on 297 reviews
6.3Entertainment
6.9Food
7.8Boarding
8.3Crew
7.7Comfort
Airline reviews

It was ok, it felt more like an internal flight than an international flight so I guess expected a slightly better standard. Nothing really wrong with it but there was no inflight entertainment. Food and service was good.

8.0 ExcellentAngela, Mar 2026
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It was ok, it felt more like an internal flight than an international flight so I guess expected a slightly better standard. Nothing really wrong with it but there was no inflight entertainment. Food and service was good.

Food and welcome services were good , however we experienced issues with the entertainment system and poor headsets

For a domestic flight, seats are ok, but fir us as tall dutchies, the legroom is too small. However, for a short and affordable flight, is not a big problem. Staff is still very nice and a complementary water very welcome.

2 hours delay, time changes started already 2 days before the flight

Poor. Flight was delay without prior notice. Poor boarding. Poor meal service. Plane was dirty and smelly. Does not worth the money.

Was on holiday with my partner and we booked with Vietnam airlines as it not meant to be a budget airline. They separated us and made us sit at either end of the plane. Not the way I planned to spend my time on my holiday separate from my loved one. How can they separate people on the same booking. They know we are together and spending quality time together.

No space in between the seats as per them the average height of human is 5’3” and weight as 55, so seats are designed as per the same. Also, the aircraft was dirty and full of insects

when we arrived at Taipei no one help us to get boarding pass. we saw a few people there asked them for help but they just ignored us. There was a guy told us to call Starlux number to get help but we don’t know how to dial the number until there was a lady working there helped us to call Starlux customer then someone came down took us to another counter for boarding pass. Very confused and inconvenient. We might not choose Starlux again in the future.

Jetstar was terrible. They left us without boarding passes for the connecting flight for several hours, for no reason. They should have given us the boarding passes for the connecting flight, but instead we were stuck in a “customs limbo” in Ho Chi Minh airport until very shortly before we were to board. No reason for them not to give us the connecting boarding passes.

Inflight entertainment is limited. Boarding process is delayed and interrupted.

Everything was expected, nothing stands out. The silly practice of only enabling the inflight Wi-Fi after half an hours after take off and switching off within half an hour of landing is puzzling. Why?? It's like there is no technical common sense within Cathay.

Weather delayed arriving flight and even though I made the connection, my luggage did not.

they are deley vancouver to hankong 3 hour after honkong 20 hour stay there honkong not visa approved and they cant help to visa so we are stay in airport 20 hour even honkong staf very bad person they cant do for us 6 hour we arround they said you there you go there waste time next time i dont want to go cathay stay in honkong

The food and service was great. You have to pay a lot for in flight Internet though which is lame.

Customer service was exceptional. I heard it wasn’t a great airline, my opinion has changed after flying with them

Great experience, smooth checking, boarding and flight. Service during flight were great, crew members were very professional. Thank you!

The employees are very nice and good. The delay due to the aircraft is not a good thing. Planning for such problems should be an easy task.

Wanted different plane design with an additional bathroom at the back of the plane.

There is very little in the title" Premium" in the Economy experience with Cathay, Melbourne to Hong Kong. The seats are uncomfortable and the cabin with outdated 1990's decor and trim. The food service was sloppy and the leg room providing little to no advantage over regular economy seating. Infact, the Sunday flight was not fill occupancy and I would have done better saving the significant additional costs for the PREMIUM ticket and taken advantage of the seating. If you are a regular premium economy traveler of EMIRATES expecting the same experience on CATHAY, you will be disappointed. Emirates far superior.

Excellent. Planes are a little older and could get some refurbishment, but besides that everything was excellent.

The food served was the best of the 3 airplane flights we took on this vacation. Stewardesses were very nice.

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

Overall experience is good but if the food menu can change to authentic Malaysia food will be good. I.e. Nasi Lemak, Char Kueh Tiew and etc

Food was good but only 1 meal and 1 pie, instead of 2 meals. Both legs were late.

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

Did not take as cancelled 3 time so took another airline

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

Orange juice change to mineral water . Should keep the orange juice.

Elderly individual shud be given priority to board the plane together with passengers with children and disabled. Otherwise things are OK.

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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