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Find cheap flights from Sri Lanka to Manchester from £248

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Flights to Manchester - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Manchester?

The average price of all flights to Manchester clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Manchester is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as £944. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where prices are £1,118 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Manchester?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Manchester, 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 to Manchester is February, where tickets cost £976 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and March, where the average cost of tickets from Sri Lanka is £1,187 and £1,167 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of £976.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Manchester?

The average price for all flights to Manchester depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Manchester is generally in the afternoon, when flights cost £593 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Manchester is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £1,060.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Manchester?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Manchester, 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, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Manchester?

The duration of your flight to Manchester depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular route to Manchester on KAYAK is from Colombo, which takes 13h 45m.

How many direct flights to Manchester are there each day?

There are around 28 direct flights from within Sri Lanka to Manchester every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 10:00 the most common departure time and 47% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Manchester are there each week?

Each week there are around 193 direct flights from within Sri Lanka to Manchester. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Sri Lanka to Manchester

Low season

November

High season

June

Cheapest flight

£248
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Colombo to Manchester

FAQs - booking Manchester flights

  • How far is Manchester from central Manchester?

    The distance between Manchester and the city centre of Manchester is 9 miles.

  • What is the name of Manchester’s airport?

    All flights to Manchester land at Manchester. The airport code is MAN,and it can also be referred to as Manchester or Manchester Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Manchester?

    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 to Manchester.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Manchester?

    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 to Manchester 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 to Manchester?

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

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Manchester?

    Of the 5 airlines that fly to Manchester, Loganair offers the most flights, with around 63 per week, followed by British Airways with 50 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Manchester

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Direct departures

Sri Lanka to Manchester

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

ANA, AccesRail, +79 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +77 more

ANA, AccesRail, +78 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +80 more

ANA, AccesRail, +81 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

ANA, AccesRail, +75 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +81 more

ANA, AccesRail, +82 more

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Direct returns

Manchester to Sri Lanka

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

ANA, AccesRail, +79 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +77 more

ANA, AccesRail, +78 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +80 more

ANA, AccesRail, +81 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

ANA, AccesRail, +75 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +81 more

ANA, AccesRail, +82 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Sri Lanka to Manchester

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Manchester. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Sri Lanka to Manchester. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Manchester? 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
EmiratesOverall score based on 4038 reviews
8.1Comfort
8.3Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.9Food
8.3Crew
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Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

2.0 Mediocrevikas, Apr 2024SFO - DXB
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Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

My Experience was ok. But the gentleman next to me vaped the whole flight and the attendants did nothing, whether they were aware, I’m not sure.

Didn’t like it at all. Cabin crew unfriendly. Very bad experience.

Superb experience. I hope they bring back the fast track option at Heathrow immigration.

Very bad !! My confirmed ticket got canceled with out notifying me in hyd airport , crew didn’t help us out !! They were very rude!! They made me pay for the confirmed ticket again !! Can you please let us know how I can get the refund for the ticket I paid

Check-in counter at the airport took more than an hour of standing in queue with online checkin. And after entering the gate the flight delayed more than 30 mins.

Had the salad which tasted awfully spat it out but still got food poisoning 1 after running to toilet crew would not let me sit near toilets I was stuck in window seat

I liked theAVML food. Taste was alright and quantity was enough. Sometimes during the flight I felt that the smell from toilet was coming to the cabin

Food was not eadable. Testless and not apealing. order for indian vegitarian, recived spice less. combination of main course and side iteams are far away from traditonal food, serve less iteams. , but eadoble. Thanks

I bought Business class ticket but they treated me like economic class. No lounge allowed at check inn I have to take stuff out while other passengers have more than 25 lb in bag. Because I bought tickets from other than airlines . It’s discriminations from airlines to passengers.

Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

Not good. Expected a lot more as far as excellence.

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

This is my first and last flight with Qatar because when we go for boarding pass in Delhi airport the team asked for money charging me for hand baggage which is technically including with my ticket so also we get one our temple pics I ask them to checking in but they tell me I have to pay $500 dollars for that additional which is not make sense than I diseased to throw away because I can’t take with us . For carry in beg also I pay some Indian n currency for the guy who help I already pay 6 passengers ticket cost me $8000 so really I’m not happy . PLUS MY 6 checked baggage was damaged I already claim for four beg at airport but now I’m worried about my stuff inside maybe broken too which is more expensive stuff me really bad experience

The crew was fantastic and the over flight was perfect as well.

They have misplaced my one checked bag which I have not received in Philadelphia and have lodged complaint with American Airlines, the staff of Indigo was rude with us, at the checking counter, I think she purposely withheld my one of the checked bag, because the American Airlines staff told me that bag was not received at Doha airport. Kindly help me with one of my checked bag to get it. My flight was from Mumbai to Doha and then Doha to Philadelphia.

Food and entertainment was very very bad. Also, Doha airport is very bad. Entertainment was same for last 1 month....no change. Old movies. Food quality was sub par.

Polite and helpful crew. My son developed fever. Crew members came and gave him medication and also came and enquired about his health several times.

Other than low space, which is the problem with all airlines for economy class, the flight was excellent.

Food could have been better Entertainment was absent even in Business Class

I like it very much. Gulf Air is always the topper rank of the world. I love it very much.

The drinks should come before food. Unable to have any fluid unless after food. Thanks

Gulfair were on top form and everything went as planned

The entertainment on board was really poor. The map doesn’t give enough information and the movies have arabic subtitles, you can’t choose. The stuff wasn’t very friendly and the breakfast really poor. The food must not be spicy! They didn’t have enough drinks.

Aereo nuovissimo e con tanti servizi malgrado la durata del volo Spazio per le gambe ridottk

It was a great experience, can’t wait to do it again soon!!

Aircraft was new and comfertable .on time. Cabin crews, which I got english language pronounce was very difficult to understand .ovee all ok flight

The boarding at Heathrow is chaotic. That's partly due to the lack of space and seating at gate 8, and a Qatar flight from gate 9 at the same time. That's down to Heathrow rather than Gulf Air. I've had a similar experience here before. Another problem which isn't specific to Gulf Air or Heathrow is announcements, and those for boarding in particular. They are difficult to hear with all the other noise and for me with hearing problems it's even worse. A simple tv screen would help, so long as it's updated of course.

This itineray had to be cancelled as the connection time in Paris was only 55 min which is below the 90 min required by Paris airport. Nether Chat deal/Kayak, nor Gulf air nor American Air picked on that. I called American Air for unrelated question was then told that boarding would be denied due to the short connection time. This should have been an automatic notification from Chat deal/ Kayak or Gulf air and itinery cancelled. What is the point of inconveniencing the passenger?? The return has still not be refunded. Shame on Gulf Air, very poor customer service for an airline that has so good flight crew!

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.

3 of us were in the business class. All good except the Flight out of Mumbai is too early. It is at 6:30 am. Reporting is at 4 am. We had to get up at 3 am. US connection has 4-5 hours of layover. It would be nicer to start the India flight late (give more time to sleep at home) and have less layover duration in IST.

The flight was very dirty and the food was very bad

Great ground-check in crew. Pleasant flight attendant crew. Very short flight

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

Sadly, the plane was extremely old and uncomfortable. The entertainment system broke down completely. We couldn't even charge our phones. The seats were also very uncomfortable, with a very slim seat cushion. It must be the result of having 9 seats where there used to be 8.

not enough room not comfortable but no charge for one checked bag and one carryon personal item

No wifi at all during the entire flight from Istanbul to Miami.

Leaving on time would have been a good start . Sat in plane while they cleaned around us . We got to Turkey raced to our next flight to see plane sitting at the gate 5 minutes before departure time to be told “ plane is gone “ while obviously it wasn’t . Showed them time on my phone before departure. Then “ gate is closed “ . Then he said “Instead of talking to me you need to go talk to someone else to get another flight “ . We booked business class no service waited in line to have to rebook same flight day later. Offered hotel room but wait for a bus to heard us to what I’m sure would have been cheap hotel. Opted for private cab and decent hotel at our own expense. Bad service at ever turn . NEVER TURKISH AIRLINES AGAIN !

The flight was delayed and there was no response from Turkish Airlines

The seats were tiny, being of a fairly petite build, I don’t usually expect to feel crammed and cramped in a seat, but I definitely was on this flight. I couldn’t even bend over to get anything out from under the seat in front and getting up to go to the bathroom at night with the seat backs reclined was nearly impossible. I had to do gymnastics to get over and out. For an airline that does long flights overnight, it’s kind of ridiculous.

Food not so good. Need more veggies and whole grain especially the late food. Couldn’t figure out how to use the entertainment system.

Check in was horrendous! Economy took 2 hours before seeing an agent. Business class was 0.5 - 1 hour.

The first class flight itself was first class, however getting to the airport and getting through the airport was agony. The BA flight sat on the taxiway for ages and caused us to miss our connecting flight which meant half a day lost. Our return flight on BA was cancelled so a dawn flight was made and we lost another half day. Goodby BA

In economy and food was ok, but with limited leg space (and I was in a 2 seat configuration) it was difficult to eat with a tiny seat tray. I spilt wine on my trousers. First time on British Air (I usually fly Turkish Air) and in a 777. Heathrow was pleasant but changing terminals awkward.

Starting with the flight Cairo to London the plain was so poor no entertainment at all uncomfortable seats although it’s 5 hours long,then an American airline plain took me from London to Miami it was a bad experience the crew most of flight time not available and they asked us to help our selves for any snacks if we need. From Miami to London actually was perfect flight with a huge plain and perfect crew but from London to Cairo was horrible plain with stiff fixed seats not movable no entertainment or wi fi very poor Menu which is unacceptable for a business class

There was some delay at Heathrow where a machine needed to "start the engines" wasn't available and they couldn't even find the team tasked to do it. Unacceptable. Caused about an hour delay and seemed unnecessary. Also saw several passengers abusing the overhead luggage situation, having too many large bags and not leaving enough space for others. The crew was good and the refreshments were good in quality and quantity.

They cancelled our ticket, gave us no warning, they reissued it 4 days prior to trip and it was cancelled again when we got to the airport- very stressful, the flight was overbooked so they drove us across Milan to malpensa

Great little city hopper plane. Unfussy and roomy. Nice little snack provided too

I've done hundreds of flights in my life, and this flight was one of the best I've ever taken, From beginning to end, everything went smoothly, professionally, and with a smile and friendly attitude from all employees I interacted with. The food was delicious (and free), as were the drinks. There was just a genial and effective way in the way that British Airways organized the flight -that reminded of days in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, when flying was a fun, and exciting adventure. I enjoyed and had confidence in the abilities of the flight crew, I'll be flying British Airways several more times this summer. Thank you so much for the great experience! Cheryl Olso

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Manchester found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
12/6Wed
2 stops
18h 45mCMB-MAN
30/10Wed
2 stops
31h 45mMAN-CMB
£569
17/9Tue
2 stops
27h 10mCMB-MAN
15/10Tue
2 stops
55h 55mMAN-CMB
£691
17/9Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
33h 50mCMB-MAN
15/10Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
14h 05mMAN-CMB
£747
18/9Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
19h 35mCMB-MAN
15/10Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
14h 05mMAN-CMB
£749
12/6Wed
2 stopsGulf Air
18h 45mCMB-MAN
30/10Wed
1 stopGulf Air
19h 20mMAN-CMB
£750
12/6Wed
2 stopsGulf Air
18h 45mCMB-MAN
30/10Wed
1 stopGulf Air
19h 20mMAN-CMB
£752
5/8Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
23h 35mCMB-MAN
27/8Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
20h 05mMAN-CMB
£821
16/9Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
13h 50mCMB-MAN
13/10Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
13h 10mMAN-CMB
£827
11/6Tue
1 stopEmirates
33h 10mCMB-MAN
30/10Wed
2 stopsEmirates
31h 20mMAN-CMB
£925
15/9Sun
1 stopEmirates
33h 10mCMB-MAN
30/9Mon
2 stopsEmirates
16h 45mMAN-CMB
£944

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Manchester found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
17/6Mon
3 stops
54h 40mCMB-MAN
£248
9/5Thu
3 stops
34h 05mCMB-MAN
£287
7/5Tue
3 stops
34h 05mCMB-MAN
£311
7/5Tue
2 stops
34h 05mCMB-MAN
£314
17/6Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
33h 50mCMB-MAN
£423
7/5Tue
1 stopEtihad Airways
16h 30mCMB-MAN
£479
7/5Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
20h 45mCMB-MAN
£482
16/6Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
20h 45mCMB-MAN
£561
8/5Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
20h 45mCMB-MAN
£733
15/5Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
33h 50mCMB-MAN
£1,075

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Last minute flights to Manchester

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Manchester that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/5Mon
multi-stopEtihad Airways
16h 30mCMB-MAN
10/5Fri
multi-stopEtihad Airways
25h 45mMAN-CMB
£914
6/5Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
22h 15mCMB-MAN
10/5Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
20h 50mMAN-CMB
£959
6/5Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
22h 15mCMB-MAN
10/5Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
14h 25mMAN-CMB
£966
5/5Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
14h 10mCMB-MAN
10/5Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
13h 30mMAN-CMB
£969
5/5Sun
multi-stopEmirates
14h 25mCMB-MAN
10/5Fri
multi-stopEmirates
16h 45mMAN-CMB
£973
5/5Sun
multi-stopEmirates
13h 25mCMB-MAN
10/5Fri
multi-stopEmirates
19h 05mMAN-CMB
£1,003
5/5Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
19h 45mCMB-MAN
10/5Fri
multi-stopBritish Airways
19h 00mMAN-CMB
£1,348

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