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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 New Delhi, 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 New Delhi, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Air India provides complimentary meals in economy.
SriLankan Airlines offers excellent hospitality onboard.
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Cheap Flights from Colombo to New Delhi (CMB-DEL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Colombo to New Delhi 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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KAYAK's insights & trends for Colombo to New Delhi flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Colombo to New Delhi 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 New Delhi?

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

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

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

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 New Delhi, 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 New Delhi is April, where tickets cost £196 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £250 and £249 respectively.

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

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.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at £235 on average.

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

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 New Delhi, 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 New Delhi, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Colombo to New Delhi

 
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Ramsey Qubein

Ramsey Qubein

Expert on SriLankan Airlines, Air India and CMB

An avid traveller and aviation expert who has visited 173 countries, all 50 states and seven continents, Ramsey Qubein flies nearly 400,000 miles a year. As a North Carolina-based freelance journalist for publications including Conde Nast Traveler, Forbes, USA Today and Bloomberg, among others, he explores the latest trends in aviation, hospitality, cruises and business.

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Robert Schrader

Expert on DEL

One of the web's original travel bloggers, Robert launched his first site, Leave Your Daily Hell, in 2009. Since then, he's expanded into destination niche sites (one each for Japan, Thailand and Taiwan), in addition to having written for the inflight magazines of Singapore Airlines and Korean Air. Overall, he's visited nearly 100 countries, and flies business as often as possible.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Colombo to New Delhi

Low seasonNovember
Best time to beat the crowds (5% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Colombo to New Delhi

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Colombo to New Delhi based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Colombo to New Delhi flights

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

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

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Colombo to New Delhi?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Colombo to New Delhi?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Colombo and New Delhi, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Colombo to New Delhi, SriLankan Airlines or Air India?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Colombo to New Delhi are SriLankan Airlines and Air India. With an average price for the route of £233 and an overall rating of 6.8, SriLankan Airlines is the most popular choice. Air India is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £203 and an overall rating of 5.5.

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

    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 New Delhi.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New Delhi 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 New Delhi?

    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 New Delhi 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 New Delhi?

    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 New Delhi 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 New Delhi

  • Looking for a cheap flight from New Delhi to Colombo? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £141 or less one-way and £233 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Colombo to New Delhi?

 
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 New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Monday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Tuesday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Wednesday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Thursday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Friday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Saturday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Sunday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

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Direct returns

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Monday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Tuesday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Wednesday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Thursday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Friday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Saturday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Sunday

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

Air India, SriLankan Airlines

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Reviews of the top airlines flying from Colombo to New Delhi

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Colombo to New Delhi. 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 New Delhi? 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.
6.8
SriLankan AirlinesOverall score based on 79 reviews
6.2Entertainment
7.5Crew
6.7Comfort
6.7Boarding
7.0Food
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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.

2.0 MediocreFarzuhan, Jan 2026
CMB - RUH
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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

I think if i find different options I’ll travel with it but not with air India they never loaded the luggage’s and they announce the luggage’s will be arriving on belt number 5 when all passengers reach to the belt we find they haven’t loaded the luggage’s

Very old aircraft. Business class seats don’t work right. No way to get out my tray table. Crew didn’t seem surprised about the aircraft and didn’t have any real answers. Old 777 seems to not have been updated ever.

They rescheduled flight..no customer care to even reach or accommodate

Bad weather in Amritsar cancelled the flight while we were at the gate in Delhi but the ground crew took good care of us and exceeded our expectations. Once on the plane, we enjoyed the best experience we’ve had on any flight in years. Their customer support was also impressively quick to answer and immediately helpful.

Poor entertainment. Charging station was broken, not clean washrooms, 6hrs delay , no apologies given

Aircraft condition poor, no inflight entertainment, broken seats, seats worn, split armrests, flat seat cushions and seat would recline. Aircraft needs refitting completely!

There’s no comparison for new avatar of air India. Long live Air India. Amazing hospitality and ultra soft polite charming crew

Bad seats. Broken entertainment system. Charging port not working. Seats were broken worn out. Crew was amazing. They helped as much as they could.

my experience with kayak was terrible. Team kayak just left me with a booking and limbo and preffered not to contact me.. Instead when I contacted the team they said the booking is cancelled. Seriously 5 days after booking u were waiting of my call to inform me of the incompetence of the team. This will be taken up with higher authorities

Poor hygiene in the lavatories. Limited control of passengers who often were up standing around my seat talking loudly with their friends.

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