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£271 Find Cheap Flights from Colombo to London Gatwick Airport

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 Gatwick departing on 17/1. 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 London, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Colombo to London, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest return fare
£569
Overall average: £648
Multiple Airlines
Thu 29/1Fri 6/2
CMB - LGW • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
£271
Typical prices: £319-£559
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Sat 17/1
CMB - LGW • 3 stops
When to travel
June
Cheapest • 13% price drop
September
Most popular
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Cheap Flights from Colombo to Gatwick (CMB-LGW)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Colombo to Gatwick 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 Gatwick

Thu, 29 Jan - Fri, 6 Feb
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04:45 - 23:55
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LGW
24h 40m2 stops
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08:45 - 08:10
LGW
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CMB
17h 55m2 stops
£569Multiple Airlines
Thu, 29 Jan - Fri, 6 Feb
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04:45 - 23:55
CMB
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LGW
24h 40m2 stops
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08:45 - 08:10
LGW
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CMB
17h 55m2 stops
£576Multiple Airlines
Thu, 15 Jan - Sat, 31 Jan
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04:45 - 23:55
CMB
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LGW
24h 40m2 stops
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06:10 - 08:10
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CMB
20h 30m2 stops
£582Multiple Airlines
Thu, 30 Apr - Sun, 10 May
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19:45 - 13:25
CMB
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LGW
22h 10m1 stop
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14:55 - 01:45
LGW
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CMB
30h 20m1 stop
£608Qatar Airways
Thu, 30 Apr - Sun, 10 May
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05:15 - 18:35
CMB
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LGW
17h 50m1 stop
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11:25 - 09:30
LGW
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CMB
17h 35m2 stops
£612Multiple Airlines
Mon, 12 Jan - Wed, 28 Jan
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03:25 - 12:35
CMB
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LGW
14h 40m1 stop
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08:40 - 02:45
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CMB
12h 35m1 stop
£622Qatar Airways
Mon, 26 Jan - Fri, 27 Feb
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11:15 - 05:55
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LGW
24h 10m1 stop
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08:55 - 08:10
LGW
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CMB
17h 45m2 stops
£624Multiple Airlines
Tue, 27 Jan - Wed, 4 Feb
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01:05 - 06:30
CMB
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LGW
34h 55m2 stops
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10:30 - 23:40
LGW
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CMB
31h 40m3 stops
£625China Eastern
Sun, 1 Mar - Thu, 5 Mar
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02:40 - 20:50
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LGW
23h 40m1 stop
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09:40 - 18:25
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CMB
27h 15m2 stops
£628Emirates
Tue, 21 Apr - Tue, 9 Jun
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05:15 - 18:35
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17h 50m1 stop
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07:00 - 03:05
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15h 35m2 stops
£635Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Colombo to Gatwick flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Colombo to Gatwick 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 Colombo to London Gatwick Airport?

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to London Gatwick Airport on a Sunday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Colombo, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

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

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 London Gatwick 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 Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to London Gatwick Airport is June, where tickets cost £598 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,036 and £747 respectively.

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

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight£271
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Colombo to London Gatwick Airport

When to book flights from Colombo to Gatwick

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FAQs for booking Colombo to London Gatwick Airport flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to London Gatwick Airport was £271 for a one-way ticket and £569 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Colombo to London Gatwick Airport?

    When flying out of Colombo you will be using Colombo Bandaranaike Intl. You will be landing at London Gatwick Airport, also known as London Gatwick.

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

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

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

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Colombo and London Gatwick Airport.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Colombo to London are Emirates and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of £690 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 £656 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 London Gatwick Airport.

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

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

    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 London Gatwick Airport 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 London Gatwick Airport?

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

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Colombo to Gatwick

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Colombo to London. 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 Gatwick? 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3440 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
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in today's time, an airline like emirates didnt serve drinks as requested, Excuse was full flight.

2.0 MediocreAli, Nov 2025
DXB - KHI
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in today's time, an airline like emirates didnt serve drinks as requested, Excuse was full flight.

The food options were excellent for Economy. It was difficult to find the lounge after clearing security and boarding was clunky

Crew were excellent and the bar service and chat fantastic. Cheese board delicious. Amenity kit good, very disappointing not getting pyjamas on this leg of the flight and needed to reuse from earlier flight.

Hospitality is good. Should improve on buggage handling because l lost a suitcase. Layover in Dubai was too long , 6 hours

I lost my lock from my luggage, I don’t know someone took something from my bag.

The staff on board were excellent. Kind, thoughtful, helpful - not just with me but with others around that I observed. Wonderful service.

Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

Wifi was not operational for the whole trip. Other than this, flight was well received .

Boarding for business class passengers can be improved. Also, when debarking the aircraft, Economy passengers are let off first due the way the configuration of the cabin upstairs.

Qatar maybe considered one of the best ailines in the world but nowadays it is much of a muchness with the rest

Initial booking was confusing and had to get new CC issued.

Good. It would be great if comfort seats were available

The check-in and crew staff were wonderful. The food was reasonable. The online side Qatar was very poor. Seats were very tight and not very comfortable for a 14 hour flight!

It was excellent in all respects. I don’t think it needs any improvement

The staff was great and probably that's the single most thing that distinguished this particular Qatar flight from my average typical experience. They genuinely wanted to please you and do their best.

It was ok, not much more can be said, as long as airlines/aircraft manufacturers insist on cramming in as many seats as possible....best of a bad situations, seats are simply too uncomfortable to sit in for more than a few hours. Lack of flexible headrests not a help on long overnight flights either.

All the crew members were too slow and rude. Most of the times the registers were empty, while hundreds of customers were waiting in line, and it was impossible to get a supervisor. Despite being in line on time, I missed my freight, plus a some customers who were ahead and behind me.

Qatar Airways did a very good job. Flights were slightly delayed with boarding but pilots made up time by arrival. The food was OK, no better or worse than other airlines. Although it would be nice to have three meals during 16 hours flight instead of two.

I was denied lounge facility at airport. Explanation was not satisfactory.

Big queues on arrival at airport despite having already checked in and only needed to drop bags off. Flight delayed which impacted on connecting flight.

The update about flights and the terminal changes information was great.

I love FRA - LCY route. So much better compared to the FRA - LHR route and the price differential is ZERO

Check in was was and the agent was very friendly and helpful The lounge was nice...boarding was straight from the lounge Everything worked at our seats, and video entertainment was good ..food was mediocre

The flight was excellent in World Travellor plus. Well worth the extra money. Boarding at Phoenix was the usual poorly organized event. Very stressful.

Although business class, the seating was really cramped. The food was so so.

Not only were the aircrafts spacious, but the crew was friendly and efficient. I was so gracious for the included meals on the longer flight (8+ hours).

Smooth trip no turbulence which is always a bonus for me lol! In cattle class so an element of being a bit squished (but not as bad as other shorter haul airlines) smaller plane than the one we flew out on and entertainment system wasn’t as modern but still definitely passed the time. Lovely crew x

The check-in baggage belt was broken (which is understandable) but what was surprising is they would check you in, give a baggage tag and then you have to drag the baggage to a different counter at the end of airport. No vegetarian option in in-flight meal. British Airways remains the worst big name airlines and always my last option while booking.

Decrepit planes, poor business class layout designed to maximize revenue, no decent movie selection.

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