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£209 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 23/5. 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 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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Cheap flight deals from Colombo to Gatwick (CMB-LGW)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip 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.
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20:30 - 06:40CMB-LGW
38h 40m1 stop
11:35 - 19:00LGW-CMB
26h 55m1 stop
£616China Eastern
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Wed, 15 May - Thu, 20 Jun
05:05 - 23:35CMB-LGW
23h 00m2 stops
22:00 - 04:10LGW-CMB
25h 40m2 stops
Mon, 20 May - Sat, 6 Jul
21:20 - 06:40CMB-LGW
37h 50m1 stop
11:35 - 19:00LGW-CMB
26h 55m1 stop
£635China Eastern
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Fri, 24 May - Tue, 28 May
22:45 - 09:50CMB-LGW
15h 35m1 stop
10:50 - 05:20LGW-CMB
14h 00m1 stop
£676Turkish Airlines
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Sun, 2 Jun - Sun, 9 Jun
22:45 - 16:20CMB-LGW
22h 05m1 stop
10:50 - 05:20LGW-CMB
14h 00m1 stop
£691Turkish Airlines
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Sun, 2 Jun - Sun, 9 Jun
20:20 - 06:40CMB-LGW
14h 50m1 stop
09:00 - 03:25LGW-CMB
13h 55m1 stop
£711Qatar Airways
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Tue, 1 Oct - Tue, 8 Oct
03:35 - 13:20CMB-LGW
14h 15m1 stop
08:50 - 02:55LGW-CMB
12h 35m1 stop
£712Qatar Airways
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Sun, 29 Sep - Thu, 31 Oct
03:05 - 12:35CMB-LGW
14h 00m1 stop
21:45 - 18:30LGW-CMB
16h 15m2 stops
£806Emirates
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Wed, 15 May - Tue, 11 Jun
17:35 - 07:20CMB-LGW
18h 15m1 stop
21:45 - 18:30LGW-CMB
16h 15m2 stops
£807Emirates
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Tue, 1 Oct - Tue, 8 Oct
03:35 - 13:25CMB-LGW
14h 20m1 stop
09:00 - 02:05LGW-CMB
12h 35m1 stop
£941British Airways
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Sat, 1 Jun - Sun, 9 Jun

Flights from Colombo to Gatwick - Travel Insights & Trends

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 flights from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to London Gatwick Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to London Gatwick Airport on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Colombo to London Gatwick Airport. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Saturdays for the best 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 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 March, where tickets cost £687 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and August, where the average cost of tickets is £988 and £954 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to London Gatwick 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 Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport to London Gatwick Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 61 days before departure.

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

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket from Colombo to London Gatwick Airport found on KAYAK was with Turkish Airlines for £367. China Eastern proposed a return connection from £616 and Turkish Airlines from £676.

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

Low season

January

High season

September

Cheapest flight

£209
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Colombo to Gatwick

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Colombo to Gatwick 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 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 £262 for a one-way ticket and £773 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?

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

  • 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 £912 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 £760 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • 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.

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Top 3 airlines serving 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.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 4023 reviews
8.3Crew
8.1Comfort
8.3Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.9Food
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Staff were friendly, and provided great service. The food was plentiful and delicious. Food could have been hotter.

10.0 ExcellentJoy, Feb 2024JFK - DXB
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Staff were friendly, and provided great service. The food was plentiful and delicious. Food could have been hotter.

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

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

Overall experience was bad , one does not expect after travelling for 14 hrs in Boing 777-300 ER to be pushed in to a craft with a extermly poor seating pitch, no room for hand baggage in the luggege bins and extermly poor service quality. This patch made my overall expereince mediocre and would definetly look for better choices when flying in or out of Delhi in future.

Excellent food and beverage Excellent cabin crew Live tv could be better

The flight was delayed in Jhb and I could have had some help in Dubai trying to get to my connecting flight to London

The non-veg food was horrible,esp chicken. Flight got 2 hrs delayed in Dallas,Texas.I missed my connection flight&waited 8 hrs.I got really sick& hospitalized soon after I landed.I traveled with someone who have sciatica nerve problem.Wanted to lay down in the empty reserved seats in while the flight was in air,the crew chased us out of the empty seats. Until the flight landed those seats was useless for anyone.

You can improve in many ways First the crew in general is good, but needs to work with passion to their works not like robots Second, collecting the ear headphones long time before landing is strange The crew should deal with the passengers with respect and descent way not like giving orders

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

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

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

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

The overall experience for the price we paid was mediocre. Nothing outstanding! Check in process was standard. Flight attendants could have been more well mannered. I found it rude when the attendant nudged me with the snack box to grab my attention when not looking. She could have said ,’excuse me’ instead. My son’s in flight entertainment was not working. The food was not great either. The snack options were not so great with kids in mind. Overall, might not travel qatar again.

Qatar Airlines code share with Indigo has been a terrible experience for me on these notes: 1. Indigo changed by flight without informing me of the change, they did not ask me if I am okay with the change. I discovered this change when I was trying to do online check-in through the Qatar mobile app. When I called Qatar customer support, they mentioned Indigo changed my flight due to the original flight being cancelled, but the fact is that flight was scheduled and departed correctly, it was never cancelled. 2. When asked why my flight was changed without informing me, they mentioned that they sent email/phone call to my travel agent, and it is was my travel agent that did not inform me, which again was another false statement. 3. I called Qatar Airlines (third call on the day of my trip) to request them to put me back on the same flight, they mentioned that they could for an extra $2500, as the original class I was booked on was not available, we are still talking economy only not business class, I said no way. 4. I called the travel agent, and they mentioned that they will work with Indigo and asked me to be prepared to travel on the later flight I was bumped to. While I was making my hotel/taxi arrangements for the new flight, I got a call and email saying they were able to get me on the original flight with no extra cost. So, after 2+ hours of talking to customer support, and a lot of stress on my last day of vacation, I flew back as originally scheduled, but this nightmare is just a horrible experience that I will never fly on Indigo/Qatar again. Thanks and regards, Vijay

Ordinary Indian food... Not great. Limited movie and TV selection

My Tv don’t work the whole from Doha to New Delhi. Overnight didn’t work from Bos to Doha and had to eat food without light

food in Qatar was terrible. I had ordered asian vegetarian meal but the food lacked any flavor. Choices of entertainment was also very limited. emirates is way better in terms of food and entertainment.

I lost my baggage and it’s been three days didn’t able to find out. Also ticket was issued for qatar airways but they ended up board me on to Indigo from Doha to Hyderabad. My trip made miserable without cloths.

Excellent. Very nice and comfortable business class. Only negative is that it was difficult to hear the pilot’s announcement.

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

British Airways planes are too old verses other airlines, followed by luggage not turning up, with a customer service team unhelpful in trying to locate or send to hotel was appalling. 3 days without suitcases on a leg that flies 2 x daily.

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Cheapest flights to London from Colombo found in 2024

Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Colombo to London found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
23/5Thu
2 stops
22h 55mCMB-LGW
£209
15/5Wed
2 stops
24h 05mCMB-LGW
£213
15/5Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
34h 30mCMB-LGW
£367
19/6Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
14h 00mCMB-LGW
£373
20/5Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
14h 20mCMB-LGW
£429
14/5Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
14h 20mCMB-LGW
£430
13/6Thu
1 stopEmirates
14h 00mCMB-LGW
£479
24/6Mon
1 stopEmirates
14h 00mCMB-LGW
£511
15/5Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
14h 20mCMB-LGW
£541
16/9Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
14h 20mCMB-LGW
£542

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Last minute flights from Colombo to Gatwick

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 from Colombo to London that are departing in the next 10 days.
9/5Thu
multi-stop
22h 55mCMB-LGW
12/6Wed
multi-stop
31h 05mLGW-CMB
£581
9/5Thu
multi-stop
32h 30mCMB-LGW
5/6Wed
multi-stop
33h 45mLGW-CMB
£608
7/5Tue
multi-stopChina Eastern
37h 50mCMB-LGW
11/6Tue
multi-stopChina Eastern
26h 55mLGW-CMB
£634
7/5Tue
multi-stopChina Eastern
37h 50mCMB-LGW
10/5Fri
multi-stopChina Eastern
26h 55mLGW-CMB
£636
6/5Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
14h 20mCMB-LGW
8/6Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
12h 35mLGW-CMB
£758
8/5Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
14h 20mCMB-LGW
5/6Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
14h 15mLGW-CMB
£790
8/5Wed
multi-stopEmirates
20h 30mCMB-LGW
3/9Tue
multi-stopEmirates
23h 15mLGW-CMB
£806
6/5Mon
multi-stopEmirates
14h 00mCMB-LGW
11/6Tue
multi-stopEmirates
16h 15mLGW-CMB
£814
5/5Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
14h 15mCMB-LGW
8/6Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
12h 35mLGW-CMB
£899
8/5Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
14h 20mCMB-LGW
8/6Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
12h 35mLGW-CMB
£901

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Colombo - London Gatwick Airport Flights

Departure:

Colombo (CMB)Sri Lanka

Destination:

London Gatwick Airport (LGW)United Kingdom

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London Gatwick Airport - Colombo

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