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Cheapest return fare
£284
Typical prices: £260-£332
Gulf Air
Sat 16/1Mon 8/2
DXB - CMB • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
£289
Typical prices: £230-£308
flydubai
Sun 6/9Sun 13/9
DXB - CMB • Direct
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Emirates adds free Wi-Fi for Skywards members and large 13.3-inch screens in economy.
SriLankan A321neo Wi-Fi costs extra; a bid upgrade can be good value on this route.
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Cheap Flights from Dubai to Colombo (DXB-CMB)

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

Sat, 16 Jan - Mon, 8 Feb
Gulf Air Logo
19:05 - 09:45
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CMB
13h 10m
2 stops
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16:55 - 03:35
CMB
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DXB
12h 10m
2 stops
£284Gulf Air
Wed, 20 Jan - Mon, 8 Feb
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13:00 - 09:45
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CMB
19h 15m
2 stops
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16:55 - 18:15
CMB
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DXB
26h 50m
2 stops
£284Gulf Air
Sun, 6 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep
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18:55 - 01:05
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CMB
4h 40mdirect
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17:35 - 20:45
CMB
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DXB
4h 40mdirect
£289flydubai
Wed, 23 Sep - Mon, 28 Sep
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19:30 - 16:05
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CMB
19h 05m
1 stop
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17:05 - 14:00
CMB
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DXB
22h 25m
1 stop
£289Air India
Sat, 8 Aug - Wed, 7 Oct
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15:30 - 04:00
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CMB
11h 00m
1 stop
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09:40 - 17:25
CMB
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DXB
9h 15m
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£293Air India
Tue, 15 Sep - Sun, 25 Oct
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01:55 - 08:10
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CMB
4h 45mdirect
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17:20 - 20:55
CMB
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5h 05mdirect
£293flydubai
Thu, 6 Aug - Sun, 9 Aug
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23:15 - 05:15
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CMB
4h 30mdirect
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18:55 - 22:15
CMB
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DXB
4h 50mdirect
£325FitsAir
Thu, 14 Jan - Wed, 17 Mar
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10:20 - 16:20
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CMB
4h 30mdirect
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20:15 - 02:05
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7h 20m
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£405Emirates
Thu, 14 Jan - Wed, 17 Mar
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7h 15m
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£405Emirates
Mon, 17 Aug - Thu, 27 Aug
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Dubai to Colombo flights

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

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

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

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Dubai usually cost between £313 and £416 in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was £284 on Gulf Air (3 Sept–25 Sept).

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl 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 Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is October, where tickets cost £236 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £400 and £374 respectively.

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

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 £415 on average.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, 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 Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 6% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Dubai to Colombo

 
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Good to know - Cheap tickets from Dubai to Colombo

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

£140
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (26% more expensive on average)
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FAQs for booking Dubai to Colombo flights

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

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport was £140 for a one-way ticket and £284 for a return.

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

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

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Dubai to Colombo?

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Dubai to Colombo are Emirates and SriLankan Airlines. With an average price for the route of £417 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 £312 and an overall rating of 6.8.

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

    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 Dubai to Colombo.

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

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

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

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

    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 Colombo from Dubai 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 Dubai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Colombo to Dubai? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £200 or less one-way and £389 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Dubai to Colombo?

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

Direct departures

Dubai Intl to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Monday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

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Tuesday

Emirates,SriLankan Airlines,flydubai

Emirates,SriLankan Airlines, +1 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

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to Dubai Intl

Monday

Emirates,FitsAir,SriLankan Airlines, +1 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +2 more

Tuesday

Emirates,SriLankan Airlines,flydubai

Emirates,SriLankan Airlines, +1 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 4 airlines flying from Dubai to Colombo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Dubai to Colombo. 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 Dubai to Colombo? 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 3636 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.4Crew
7.9Food
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Everything is smooth and good. While cabin crew didn't wake me up for food. When I got up I asked for my meal then they simply replied I was sleep due to that reason they did not wake me up. In that case I suggest they must keep stickers to place on top wake up or DnD.

10.0 ExcellentHassan, Jul 2026
DXB - RUH
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Everything is smooth and good. While cabin crew didn't wake me up for food. When I got up I asked for my meal then they simply replied I was sleep due to that reason they did not wake me up. In that case I suggest they must keep stickers to place on top wake up or DnD.

It was very exlent flight and thanks a lot kayak

As always Emirates is always dependent on the crew you get on the day and today was a good one. Everyone knew what they were doing and gracefully without hesitation . Great conversation all round even about the food and wine.

Very bad service and food variety will never come back again

Flight was cancelled without notification. Information on flight status was not available on Emirates's website.

Everything was perfect. Staff were informative and professional and flight boarding, flying and de-embarking was smooth. I would certainly travel with Emirates again.

My baby was with me it was really good experience with emirates

Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.

Very nice experience in business class. Flight attendants were attentive. Foods and beverages were very good.

Flight and entertainment great. Food needs to be improved, only one choice on the menu. Staff worked well throughout.

Too many carryon bags with size of checking bags. Because of that space was not there to put carry on backpacks.

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

Flight was on time.food is as usual good.Aircraft is old.old A320, seats aithout any display.crew serve well

When flying from Indian Sector, should be more prepared with Indian food

KAYAK Real time status update is not accurate.the flight inbound rejected and go around.and came back and land. Delay abt 30 min.still shows ontime.track ur self if u wana real time.and cabin crew s are nicer. Aircraft is jst ok.old airplane.and in midflight ,seems have some compressor issue.airconditioning was nt work properly either.I could litarary see guests were cheking if AC is working.bt on landing it start to gv cool.which probably some one intentionaly kept .which was so bad.even breathing was bit difficult.otjer than that.for me all ok.

This leg of the trip was smoother than compared to the initial trip. Sri Lankan Airlines still have much work to do to improve the overall travel experience.

Very good crew, very efficient. Unfortunately not all items listed in duty free catalog were available.

Very professional and well managed. On time, great staff and comfortable.

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Terrible experience. Unexpected wait due to staff delay was not taken proper care. Food inflight could be better where as flight attendees on flight hospitality was 100%

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

Second-row economy doesn't have leg space if you are 6 feet

Boarding was almost an hour late but there was no communication. Cabin crew did nothing to ensure people kept masks on and even with seat belt sign on people were wondering around the plane.

Miss my flight from delhi to amritsar due to lock the luggage door of airplane.and there was no more flight even for next days and they not refund the fare. I took bus grom delhi.. bad experiance.

very run down aircraft. seat tilted. the mobile / magazine holder was broken. The entertainment screen was not working. The crew was good, polite and helpful

Uneventful trip. Good flight crew. Food could have been better and a bit more of it. Cabin cleanliness was ok.

Mumbai to New York was not comfortable as I was given different sits in hat what I paid for

Other than the inflight video screen freezing for about four hours everything else was brilliant.

Food not of any international or even Indian standard. We have many cuisine available but only paneer & sundry items. Improve & provide some good indian items. Entertainment website or channel out of order.

Absolutely nothing. Cold and unpleasant airline staff, and to top it all, the entertainment system was broken. Really harrowing experience.

Worst International flight I ever had in my whole life time. Boarding is the worst of all and flight experience was also not good. Screens were not working, seats were not comfortable and lot more.

Everything was bad o entertainment no nice food crew were pathetic as not helping us at any time

Flight was delayed…seats were damaged, table for food damaged, along with tv’s devices not working again…2x in a row and have taken images for proof to submit this issue directly out to Air India teams

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