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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Colombo on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from London Heathrow Airport to Colombo. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from London Heathrow Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is May, where tickets cost £605 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £971 and £911 respectively.

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 £680 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from London Heathrow Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 8% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from London Heathrow Airport to Colombo were found on Gulf Air (£551) and Turkish Airlines (£579).

There are 4 airlines that fly direct from London Heathrow Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport. They are: British Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways and SriLankan Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Etihad Airways at £503 for a return flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Etihad Airways.

Weekly flights between London and Colombo historically see delays in approximately 49% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 108 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Friday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, SriLankan Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 49% of their flights encountering any delays.

Abu Dhabi (AUH) is the top choice – 42% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from London Heathrow Airport to Colombo picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Rome (FCO) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £448 for a return.

Consider flying via Doha (DOH) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 13h 43m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Singapore (SIN) often has the shortest stopovers from London Heathrow Airport to Colombo, with an average time of 1h 48m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from London Heathrow Airport and lands in Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, with an average flight time of 10h 45m. The most common departure time is 21:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 7 flights.