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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Gatwick to Colombo 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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13:55 - 16:20LGW-CMB
21h 55m3 stops
13:50 - 00:55CMB-LGW
39h 35m3 stops
Thu, 9 May - Thu, 23 May
20:35 - 06:15LGW-CMB
29h 10m2 stops
06:50 - 00:30CMB-LGW
22h 10m1 stop
Thu, 9 May - Thu, 23 May
17:15 - 05:20LGW-CMB
31h 35m1 stop
06:50 - 16:20CMB-LGW
14h 00m1 stop
£625Turkish Airlines
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Sat, 11 May - Thu, 16 May
09:00 - 02:05LGW-CMB
12h 35m1 stop
03:35 - 13:25CMB-LGW
14h 20m1 stop
£629Qatar Airways
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Mon, 6 May - Wed, 15 May
09:00 - 02:05LGW-CMB
12h 35m1 stop
03:35 - 13:25CMB-LGW
14h 20m1 stop
£631Qatar Airways
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Wed, 29 May - Tue, 4 Jun
17:15 - 05:20LGW-CMB
31h 35m1 stop
06:50 - 16:20CMB-LGW
14h 00m1 stop
£642Turkish Airlines
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Thu, 16 May - Fri, 24 May
14:55 - 09:00LGW-CMB
13h 35m1 stop
03:35 - 13:25CMB-LGW
14h 20m1 stop
£684British Airways
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Wed, 8 May - Tue, 14 May
09:00 - 02:05LGW-CMB
12h 35m1 stop
03:35 - 13:25CMB-LGW
14h 20m1 stop
£707British Airways
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Fri, 17 May - Mon, 27 May
14:30 - 08:35LGW-CMB
13h 35m1 stop
10:05 - 12:35CMB-LGW
31h 00m1 stop
£720Emirates
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Sun, 5 May - Thu, 16 May
10:05 - 18:30LGW-CMB
27h 55m2 stops
20:35 - 12:35CMB-LGW
20h 30m2 stops
£737Emirates
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Flights from Gatwick to Colombo - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo?

The average price of all flights from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Colombo, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, 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 London Gatwick Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is November, where tickets cost £708 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets is £1,085 and £1,068 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 84 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for £625 on Turkish Airlines, followed by China Eastern (£627). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as £419 on China Eastern and from £451 on Turkish Airlines.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo

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October

High season

July

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Most popular time to fly (34% more expensive on average)
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FAQs for booking London Gatwick Airport to Colombo flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport was £247 for a one-way ticket and £778 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between London Gatwick Airport and Colombo, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular stopover when flying to Colombo from London Gatwick Airport?

    Doha is the most popular stopover city among KAYAK users travelling from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from London to Colombo, Emirates or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Colombo are Emirates and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of £795 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £752 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Colombo?

    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 London Gatwick Airport to Colombo.

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Colombo from London Gatwick Airport 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 London Gatwick Airport to Colombo?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Colombo with an airline and back to London Gatwick Airport with another airline.

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    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 to Colombo from London Gatwick Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Gatwick to Colombo

 
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EmiratesOverall score based on 4039 reviews
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Flights were both delayed. No luggage on arrival for the whole plane and no contact since submitting a PIR.

2.0 MediocreSean, Apr 2024LGW - DXB
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Flights were both delayed. No luggage on arrival for the whole plane and no contact since submitting a PIR.

No entertainment u less you pay. Wish there were some free movies

Service needs to improve. Air hostess do not register flyers request and we need to keep on repeating our request to them on multiple occasions

Absolutely terrible delays for 3 hours changed seats after we paid an upgrade on both legs. It appears it’s up to us to request a refund after they down graded our seat. Never again !!

Seat and leg space is much better than the Qatar airline. The crew I would like to say is not meeting the requirements of emirates airlines cause it almost 20 years I am flying with emirates this time I really feel that crew is not behaving well someone asked for water waited more than 30 minutes and there are more incidents in this flight.

They had superb boarding (started an hour before flight time). Timely pushback from them gate and an early arrival. Flight and service was very comfortable. I wanted to move my flight to an earlier one, only thing was there was no one at emirates in Heathrow to help. Had to call the call the center and pay to change. There were ample seats on the flight though

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

Inexperienced e crew, no personal greeting for gold member, not the same emirates service that I know. I take this flight almost weekly

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

I enjoyed the live television programming for entertainment, and honestly everything was acceptable. It’s just that I choose emirates, because they have always been so much better in so many ways – food choices, service, accessibility, friendliness of the staff. None of those things were poor, but they have definitely slid from their position of excellence. One example would be that after the dinner meal was served, the flight attendants huddled in the back galley with the curtains closed (by the way, that’s where snacks and drinks are), and you have to interrupt them to go back there to either ask for something or to get a snack. While they do not respond in an unfriendly way, you are led to believe that you are interrupting them by coming to get a snack or making a request. Even something like, “ Yes, how many I help you?” would be a great improvement.

No towels or tissue and chocolate and mint provided before arrival

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

From Montreal to Doha , we habe two complaints : 1) They want to charge for Seat Selection, claiming that the Class of ticket bought on Kayak did not cover seat selection. It such a penny pinching rule, I told them, since we paid almost $20,000 our 3 tickets , that rule should never exist. Also I reserved my tickets so many months ahead, I expected they will naturally put the family together or move somebody else to keep our family seating together. I filed a complaint, and NOBODY ANSWERED. 2) In Montreal, Qatar has an arrangement with the National Bank Lounge. It was so overcrowded and the Lounge is so bad in terms of service and food, amenities etc... The WORST lounge . Why Qatar not have another arrangement their Business Class clients in Montreal. The Air France KLM Lounger is better, the Air Canada Lounge is better. Qatar should send somebody to take a look ! Joseph Chung

Overall it was a very good experience. Boarding was efficient and well organized. The cabin crew were excellent. The meals were tasty and quite filling. The warm bread rolls were a nice touch. Seats were comfortable even if they were a little narrow. Entertainment selection was excellent.

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

The business class experience was awesome - I will be using QATAR airways again and it'll be business class again - appreciate the privileges afforded to the business class clients - thank you.

There was not enough staff during boarding which had created big problems . Another thing once you enter gate area there’s no way to use bathroom and you have to be in that area 2 hours before boarding which is too much.

Okay not so good or great. The flight operated by Indigo is worst from boarding to luggage handling and food. Damaged one luggage and delayed another luggage. Still did not get it, since 2 days.

The flight from Doha to Mumbai with Indigo was worst in my whole life, I had booked tickets with Qatar, but still we had to fly by Indigo , worst flight

Lovely aircraft and I flight entertainment. Good leg room. Full flight crew struggled a bit

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

It was a nightmare. I booked business class ticket from Ediburgh to Beirut via Istanbul to attend a funeral. I had a wonderful experience flying to Istanbul from Edinburgh. Then I could not get a boarding pass issued to Beirut. It seems that although they booked me and I had a reservation number, I had no seat allocated and the flight was full. I was asked to go from one desk to another and made to wait for 2 hours. I missed my flight as I did not have a seat assigned and it was full. The only option was to put me on the next flight, 6 hours later, for a fee of over $400. They said that was the best they can do to 'help me' and to 'take it or leave it'. Well, I was not about to be bullied; I stood my ground. I booked and paid premium for the journey, which was confirmed. The eventually accepted to not charge me extra and i waited a total of over 8 hours in the airport with no compensation. On top of my grief with the risk of missing the funeral service, I had to put up with their indifference and condescending attitude. They spoke about me in Turkish thinking I would not understand (I hold a British passport) in front of me. When they eventually handed my passport and boarding pass back to me, I showed them I was born in Istanbul and that I understood everything and said a condescending 'thank you' back to them in Turkish. You should have seen their faces. I said that consumers have rights and it is a shame that Turkish Airlines does not have good customer service to at least acknowledge and apologize for errors committed by the airline. Blaming the me, the client, for such an error and placing unreasonable ultimatums, rudeness and dismissiveness to be rid of me, particularly when I was vulnerable and visibly grieving was really shocking... The airline taints the city of Istanbul and the people of Türkiye. Such a shame.

There was a Turkish Airlines employee sitting in front of us, we noticed from her conversations we witnessed with the cabin crew and the fact that she boarded business class. She was sat in 16A. Firstly she was talking loudly the majority of the flight with two other men, one of which was leaning over the seat in front of her. This was disturbing as they were talking loudly and we were not able to sleep. The 12 hour long flight turned into a nightmare, even the noise cancellation didn’t work for their chatter. Secondly she requested extra meals from the crew for her male friends. We believe the meals came from business class. They also took their e-cigarettes out and were caught the cabin crew, but no further action was taken. Sitting in economy and seeing this is extremely disheartening. Next time I will book Emirites, I don’t think their staff would be allowed to behave like this.

the worst experience we had. they put connection label to our luggages with mistake and we had to wait for 5 hours to pick them up

COmpared to my experience in the business class of other airlines the food variety and offerings were meager. They did not have any cookies or crackers for snacking! They were unable to offer some other items. This has never been my experience in other airlines.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

A good airline, but at checking in, they allocated seats for my wife, and I far away from each other, and to change them, they wanted a payment, such a bad policy, it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth All was good on the plane, good food, but the air hostess was abrupt and a bit rough dealing with the passengers, but one has to find excuses for staff working under pressure

My mother got sick and dying and i have to change my flight and they charged me $2260 that is redisclose.

Flight canceled and uncanceled. I had already rebooked and so have to pay for both. No one is willing to admit fault

Very good crew, very efficient. Unfortunately not all items listed in duty free catalog were available.

Many changes need to be addressed from airport check in to flight departure. If they observe other major airlines, then they can expect what Sri Lankan airlines need to update their procedures.

Very professional and well managed. On time, great staff and comfortable.

Smooth takeoff and landing. Best service experience in all our travels over the years. Caring and attentive crew. Loved our flight to and fro.

not looking like a national flag carrier.. both the ground team and flight team are far from being kind and helpful. Not sure what's wrong.

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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%

Aircraft used fir this route was pretty old. Seats 💺 were hard & difficult to reclaim although it was flat bed

Because of the bubble agreement b/w India and Srilanka, I was not allowed to board the flight to Columbo. My experience about airport representatives was good. They were through in their job and saved my family from getting stuck in Columbo (as I would not be able to fly to Doha because of bubble agreement). So by their prompt attention, such a catastrophe was avoided. For this reason, even without flying with them, I would rate them 7/10.

Air hostess delayed providing food and then pulled away the tray before i finished eating

my original flight was cancelled the previous day, and i was rescheduled onto this flight, which left much earlier in the morning, impacting my previous evening and requiring me to get up much earlier in the morning to get to the airport online. This practice happens way way way too much, and it seems on every airline, though AA is probably the worst.

The flight was on time and the crew very professional. Everything went as expected and I will use BA again for this trip.

We paid to have overhead carry-on baggage. When we got to the gate we were told that our carry on bags would need to be checked and go below because the flight was full. Notably we were nowhere near the last people to board and about 30 other passengers also had to check their carry-on bags. Other than that the flight was fine.

Very bad plain although I paid A business class ticket I was stuck in a stiff fixed seat without any entertainment or Wi Fi for 5 hours I will never ever book a flight on British airline.

Self check in Kiosk did not recognize that I had prepaid for my luggage. This caused a 40 minute delay even though I had my British Airways email receipt for the prepaid luggage.

Crew were very friendly and helpful. They explained to us in detail the delay in our takeoff due to the storm that rolled in from Belfast and did their best to make up the time. Always great to fly BA!

Staff were very helpful. The free WiFi for messages was also very useful to keep in touch

Crew was more interested on looking at their phones than welcoming passengers during boarding.

The crew was very attentive and kept busy serving a variety of treats!

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from London to Colombo found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
19/5Sun
3 stops
49h 25mLGW-CMB
£198
12/5Sun
2 stops
43h 45mLGW-CMB
£199
11/5Sat
3 stops
54h 15mLGW-CMB
£202
7/6Fri
1 stopChina Eastern
26h 55mLGW-CMB
£419
10/5Fri
1 stopChina Eastern
26h 55mLGW-CMB
£420
7/5Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
31h 35mLGW-CMB
£451
28/5Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
14h 00mLGW-CMB
£452
2/7Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
22h 20mLGW-CMB
£556
30/6Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
12h 35mLGW-CMB
£566
7/8Wed
2 stopsEmirates
27h 55mLGW-CMB
£639

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from London to Colombo that are departing in the next 10 days.
7/5Tue
multi-stopChina Eastern
26h 55mLGW-CMB
22/5Wed
multi-stopChina Eastern
38h 40mCMB-LGW
£627
7/5Tue
multi-stopChina Eastern
26h 55mLGW-CMB
22/5Wed
multi-stopChina Eastern
38h 40mCMB-LGW
£627
6/5Mon
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15/5Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
14h 20mCMB-LGW
£629
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13/5Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
14h 20mCMB-LGW
£644
5/5Sun
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
31h 35mLGW-CMB
21/5Tue
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
31h 30mCMB-LGW
£711
5/5Sun
multi-stopEmirates
13h 35mLGW-CMB
16/5Thu
multi-stopEmirates
31h 00mCMB-LGW
£720
6/5Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
14h 00mLGW-CMB
23/5Thu
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
31h 30mCMB-LGW
£727
6/5Mon
multi-stopEmirates
13h 35mLGW-CMB
9/5Thu
multi-stopEmirates
14h 10mCMB-LGW
£733
7/5Tue
multi-stopBritish Airways
12h 35mLGW-CMB
14/5Tue
multi-stopBritish Airways
13h 00mCMB-LGW
£823
6/5Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
12h 35mLGW-CMB
19/5Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
14h 15mCMB-LGW
£824

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London Gatwick Airport - Colombo Flights

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London Gatwick Airport (LGW)United Kingdom

Destination:

Colombo (CMB)Sri Lanka

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