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£157 Find Cheap Flights from Colombo to Dubai

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Colombo to Dubai departing on 6/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Colombo to Dubai, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest return fare
£256
Typical prices: £293-£180
Gulf Air
Fri 8/5Mon 11/5
CMB - DXB • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
£273
Typical prices: £297-£248
FitsAir
Fri 8/5Sun 10/5
CMB - DXB • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Colombo to Dubai (CMB-DXB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Colombo to Dubai 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Colombo to Dubai

Fri, 8 May - Mon, 11 May
Gulf Air Logo
17:20 - 20:15
CMB
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DXB
28h 25m
2 stops
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21:00 - 09:40
DXB
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CMB
11h 10m
2 stops
£256Gulf Air
Mon, 11 May - Mon, 18 May
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17:20 - 20:15
CMB
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DXB
28h 25m
2 stops
Gulf Air Logo
10:50 - 09:40
DXB
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CMB
21h 20m
2 stops
£257Gulf Air
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 31 May
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17:20 - 18:10
CMB
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DXB
26h 20m
2 stops
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10:50 - 09:40
DXB
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CMB
21h 20m
2 stops
£267Gulf Air
Mon, 11 May - Mon, 18 May
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17:20 - 09:50
CMB
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DXB
18h 00m
2 stops
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19:05 - 09:40
DXB
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CMB
13h 05m
2 stops
£272Gulf Air
Fri, 8 May - Sun, 10 May
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12:15 - 15:35
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DXB
4h 50mdirect
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16:35 - 22:35
DXB
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CMB
4h 30mdirect
£273FitsAir
Mon, 11 May - Mon, 18 May
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17:20 - 18:10
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DXB
26h 20m
2 stops
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10:50 - 09:40
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CMB
21h 20m
2 stops
£278Gulf Air
Sun, 10 May - Sun, 17 May
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02:05 - 05:45
CMB
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DXB
5h 10mdirect
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01:45 - 08:10
DXB
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CMB
4h 55mdirect
£284flydubai
Sat, 9 May - Mon, 11 May
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11:15 - 16:45
CMB
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DXB
7h 00m
1 stop
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01:45 - 08:10
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CMB
4h 55mdirect
£284flydubai
Wed, 1 Jul - Thu, 9 Jul
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04:35 - 11:40
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DXB
8h 35m
1 stop
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11:45 - 03:05
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CMB
13h 50m
1 stop
£286Qatar Airways
Sat, 9 May - Mon, 11 May
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11:15 - 16:45
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DXB
7h 00m
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18:40 - 01:05
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4h 55mdirect
£292flydubai
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Colombo to Dubai flights

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

How much is a return flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Dubai?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Dubai departing in May.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Colombo to Dubai?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Dubai clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Dubai on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Wednesday. On your return trip to Colombo, you should consider flying back on a Saturday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Dubai, 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 Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Dubai is November, where tickets cost £260 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £346 and £303 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Dubai?

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 £299, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Dubai, 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 the flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Dubai, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Colombo to Dubai

 
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Ramsey Qubein

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Jessica Macdonald

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Currently based in Scotland after living in South Africa and the United States, Jessica has been writing travel and aviation content for more than 10 years. She regularly contributes to Travel + Leisure and TripSavvy, and has had work published by Condé Nast Traveller and The Independent. She has travelled to more than 50 countries across six continents.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Colombo to Dubai

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight£157
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Colombo to Dubai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Colombo to Dubai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Colombo to Dubai flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Dubai was £157 for a one-way ticket and £256 for a return.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Colombo to Dubai?

    flydubai, and Emirates offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Colombo to Dubai flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Colombo to Dubai?

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Colombo to Dubai flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Colombo to Dubai?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Colombo and Dubai.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Colombo to Dubai?

    There are direct flights from Colombo to Dubai on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Colombo to Dubai, Emirates or SriLankan Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Colombo to Dubai are Emirates and SriLankan Airlines. With an average price for the route of £330 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. SriLankan Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £300 and an overall rating of 6.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Colombo to Dubai?

    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 Colombo to Dubai.

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

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

    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 Dubai with an airline and back to Colombo with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Colombo to Dubai?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Dubai

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Dubai to Colombo? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £340 or less one-way and £304 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Colombo to Dubai?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to Dubai Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to Dubai Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to Dubai Intl

Monday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Tuesday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Wednesday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Thursday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Friday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Saturday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Sunday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

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Direct returns

Dubai Intl to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Monday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Tuesday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Wednesday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Thursday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Friday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Saturday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Sunday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Colombo to Dubai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Colombo to Dubai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Colombo to Dubai? 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 3568 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Food
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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The flight was delayed and the service was not good. All the new serve was beef and we don’t eat beef so we ended up buying our own meals at the airport twice.

2.0 MediocreAmbrose, Apr 2026
HKG - DXB
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The flight was delayed and the service was not good. All the new serve was beef and we don’t eat beef so we ended up buying our own meals at the airport twice.

It went well except at delhi airport they told me that my flight is canceled and only after talking to manager they were able to find seats for me and my wife

Offboarding in Dubai was a bit confusing. The bus dropped us off, we passed the security, and then we were again in departure, no clue, no guidance on where to get our luggage

Very good from the beginning to the end. Amazing experience

Seat did not recline at all, wi-FI did not work at all. Those are both very unfortunate for a 14 hour flight. Crew and food was of course very nice as always.

Always enjoyed flying with Emirates, flown with others but they don't really measure up. The others are cheaper without a doubt, but not as good as Emirates

Fly Dubai takes low cost and thrift to new depths in terms of service levels, terminal 2 is grossly inadequate for capacity and resembles a crowded buss or railway station,, the fly dubai( Emirates) flight is never on time(was 2.5 hrs delayed), and this is not an isolated experience, the flght air conditioning was turned low while we waited on the tarmac for take clearance to save fuel, should say more!!!! The depths! I only fly this airline from a compulsion, emirates code shares for connections to Muscat

Food was great. More vegetarian options on menu would be great!

They changed the flight time without telling us and were unwilling to help with rebooking because we booked through orbits/kayak

Child’s meal was great along with other nice touches for kids.

Very poor. The flight was delayed for over an hour. Also, our baggage, including that of many passengers, approimately 180 bags did not arrive, and we are yet to receive it.

Poor, They have damaged my luggage and I have filed a claim at Colombo airport. They promised I will be in touch by the team within next 2 days but there is no One contacted me at all after 1 week. I then follow up again and received an email acknowledging my claim and claimed that they will reply in 12 days on investigation. Again, no response at all after that… Very disappointing…

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 offered terrible customer service. The 2nd of 3 flights were cancelled and it took me an hour on the phone to try to cancel the other 2. I had to call back later to get someone to assist. I was calling internationally and an already stressful situation was made worse.

Moderate carrier , one of the flight attendant crashed my leg with the food table and never bothered to apologia but give you a lecture about how to sit in your seat.

If the flight was full I would have been more uncomfortable as the space was small. The seat in front of me was very close, I wear transition lenses and it was too close for a comfortable viewing experience. The foot room was not the best either. The row was empty so I had shoulder width space. The foot space in my opinion could be better, I am just 6ft tall, medium built and found the space mediocre. The AC on the flight could have been cooler. We were delaed on the tarmac and the air con was warm. Even in the air, it could have been cooler. Apart from that excellent service crew, we were delayed on the tarmac and water was offered to us which was of good temperature. The snacks offered were acceptable. Thanks for a safe and smooth journey.

Boarding from T3 is a nightmare for the transfer to the aircraft.

BEST air crew in the industry and service delivery takes it to the next level from great to AMAZING!!!

No TVs are working, in my local busses also not work sometimes. Is the both are same,,

The timing for this flight is really odd.. at 4.45AM If it was 1AM or 8AM it would be great. I guess its probably for European connecting flights with Emirates? Anyway, for a budget airline, the business class product in FlyDubai is quite decent. You even get Champagne, although 4AM is an off time to have it. The Throne seat for me while is great for privacy, sleeping isn't great for the foot extension. This flight is great for me due to its direct nature but if Emirates did it, I would choose that.

The quality is worse and worse , this business ticket pricing is overpriced !!!!

The Plane was very small.. domestic route will perfect not international

If I have a choice I would not use this airline. They moved by booking to Smart Wings, an airline they code share with. Changing terminals in buses and dealing with some of the staff associated with it is not the best experience. Having stated that I must share that the crew of Smart Wings airlines was polite.

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