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£314 Find Cheap Flights from London Stansted Airport to Colombo – Compare and Save

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Cheapest return fare
£554
Typical prices: £837-£1,053
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Wed 26/8Wed 30/9
STN - CMB • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
£314
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Sun 16/8
STN - CMB • 3 stops
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There are currently no direct flights between Stansted and Colombo. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg £554 (return)
Shortest trip • 12h 31m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 9% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Stansted to Colombo (STN-CMB)

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

Wed, 26 Aug - Wed, 30 Sep
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15:35 - 03:00
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30h 55m
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03:10 - 06:50
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32h 10m
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£554Multiple Airlines
Thu, 3 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
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14:40 - 14:15
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19h 05m
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03:10 - 23:45
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25h 05m
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£556Multiple Airlines
Wed, 8 Jul - Fri, 24 Jul
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18h 05m
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31h 10m
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£562Multiple Airlines
Mon, 6 Jul - Wed, 22 Jul
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18h 05m
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32h 10m
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£563Multiple Airlines
Thu, 9 Jul - Sun, 26 Jul
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14:55 - 14:15
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05:20 - 07:30
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30h 40m
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£565Multiple Airlines
Mon, 6 Jul - Fri, 24 Jul
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31h 10m
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£566Multiple Airlines
Mon, 6 Jul - Fri, 24 Jul
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05:55 - 20:50
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34h 25m
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31h 10m
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£566Multiple Airlines
Sun, 23 Aug - Tue, 22 Sep
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20h 25m
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25h 05m
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£569Multiple Airlines
Thu, 10 Sep - Thu, 24 Sep
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17h 00m
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30h 00m
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£570Multiple Airlines
Wed, 16 Sep - Thu, 24 Sep
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30h 45m
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18h 40m
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£573Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Stansted to Colombo flights

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

How much is a return flight from London Stansted Airport 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 London Stansted Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport departing in August.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Stansted Airport 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 London Stansted Airport 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 London Stansted Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is May, where tickets cost £610 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,256 and £1,189 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Stansted Airport 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 London Stansted Airport 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 London Stansted Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

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

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight£314
Best time to beat the crowds (14% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (17% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Stansted to Colombo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Stansted to Colombo 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 London Stansted Airport to Colombo flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from London Stansted Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport was £314 for a one-way ticket and £554 for a return.

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

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

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

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between London Stansted Airport and Colombo.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Colombo are Emirates and Turkish Airlines. With an average price for the route of £900 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Turkish Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £695 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Stansted Airport 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 London Stansted Airport to Colombo.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Colombo from London Stansted Airport 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 London Stansted Airport 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 London Stansted Airport with another airline.

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London 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 Stansted 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 3600 reviews
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8.4Crew
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

8.0 ExcellentYaqoob, Jun 2026
LHR - DXB
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

Great flight - Clubhouse met our needs, and the staff provided good service. Boarding felt a little chaotic, but given the size of the aircraft, it's always going to be challenging. Whilst the crew were friendly, the number of passengers meant that we received our breakfast items, but had finished breakfast before we were served a drink. Lunch was much better organised, and throughout the flight, the crew were attentive. Found the seats and ICE to be excellent. Disembarkation was fine, and everything possible to expedite the process was being done.

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

Comfort good. Service as usual poor. Cabin temperature as usual too cold, about 15 degrees

Fresh energetic and friendly crew, great food, brand new plane and non stop entertainment

The boarding experience was worst ever. Single aerobridge used for boarding and deboarding which led to lot of chaos. Food options were not great. First flight delayed by more than 3 hours which led to missing of the next flight we were stuck at Dubai airport by more than 6 hours

Superb check in, lounge, boarding and flight experience. On time departure and before time arrival. Couldn’t have asked for more

Flights were both delayed. No luggage on arrival for the whole plane and no contact since submitting a PIR.

They had superb boarding (started an hour before flight time). Timely pushback from them gate and an early arrival. Flight and service was very comfortable. I wanted to move my flight to an earlier one, only thing was there was no one at emirates in Heathrow to help. Had to call the call the center and pay to change. There were ample seats on the flight though

Food could of been a bit more premium, but everything was excellent. LOVED the innovative boarding drinks and terrific service!

Staff could have been friendlier and offered drinks more often

They have adopted a crazy "no paper boarding passes at all cost policy". We spent half an our at the checkin stall – my elderly mother and her grandchildren were flying. She had no phone reception for some reason (besides being an inexperienced smartphone user), the kids had dumbphones, And they still won't issue a paper boarding pass. We had to do a lengthy dance with getting the boarding pass SMS on my phone and transferring them to her phone via WiFi. This was horrible, honestly. I can't imagine how they could manage it without me being there. Trees (and airline profits) should be less important than people.

Staff friendly. Business class but issue with flat bed. Incoming Turkish flight delayed. Made connection due to fast buggy but luggage did not make it. Confusion at Delhi airport

With a 4 hour delay its was a very basic flight which was just bearable. We were offered food vouchers for the delay and then they didnt work, so that was annoying. Also poor communication about the delay which got pushed out 3 times.

Very good overall.... apart from the cost of extra check ed in luggage where they charge £17 per kg, and no option to just buy an extra bag allowance (at least on the route I took)

Very old plane on the Istanbul to Bangkok flight, had an emergency exit isle row, no where to put anything, on a plus point loads of leg room. Food was the best I have had in 39 years of flying.

It was a nightmare. I booked business class ticket from Ediburgh to Beirut via Istanbul to attend a funeral. I had a wonderful experience flying to Istanbul from Edinburgh. Then I could not get a boarding pass issued to Beirut. It seems that although they booked me and I had a reservation number, I had no seat allocated and the flight was full. I was asked to go from one desk to another and made to wait for 2 hours. I missed my flight as I did not have a seat assigned and it was full. The only option was to put me on the next flight, 6 hours later, for a fee of over $400. They said that was the best they can do to 'help me' and to 'take it or leave it'. Well, I was not about to be bullied; I stood my ground. I booked and paid premium for the journey, which was confirmed. The eventually accepted to not charge me extra and i waited a total of over 8 hours in the airport with no compensation. On top of my grief with the risk of missing the funeral service, I had to put up with their indifference and condescending attitude. They spoke about me in Turkish thinking I would not understand (I hold a British passport) in front of me. When they eventually handed my passport and boarding pass back to me, I showed them I was born in Istanbul and that I understood everything and said a condescending 'thank you' back to them in Turkish. You should have seen their faces. I said that consumers have rights and it is a shame that Turkish Airlines does not have good customer service to at least acknowledge and apologize for errors committed by the airline. Blaming the me, the client, for such an error and placing unreasonable ultimatums, rudeness and dismissiveness to be rid of me, particularly when I was vulnerable and visibly grieving was really shocking... The airline taints the city of Istanbul and the people of Türkiye. Such a shame.

A good airline, but at checking in, they allocated seats for my wife, and I far away from each other, and to change them, they wanted a payment, such a bad policy, it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth All was good on the plane, good food, but the air hostess was abrupt and a bit rough dealing with the passengers, but one has to find excuses for staff working under pressure

I found it okay. Did not think the food was that great. And the service could have been better. Seat was a little cramped. Delay getting to Istanbul made me rush all the way across the airport to get to the connection. This was a not good experience.

I booked tickets for a family of five and specifically paid extra to select our seats together. We spent nearly $1,000 extra (around $100 per seat) for extra legroom so we could sit near each other. However, despite paying for this, we ended up being separated on the flight. This caused a major issue for our family because my parents do not speak English and rely on me to translate and assist them during the journey. I do not understand why Etihad changed our reserved seats without explanation. I am extremely dissatisfied with this experience. I expect the airline to do better, and I am requesting a full refund for the seat selection fees we paid.

1 hour delay meant missed my connecting flight and 1st day of holiday

Good flight. There were a few issues with the flat bed. It was some technical issues. Otherwise everything was good

We have paid premium price for a business class Cabinet and we have received the old 777 with the following apart business class that is not to standard. It was very disappointing and it’s a very bad reputation for a premium airline company. This aeroplane should be the commission from being as a business class. We will pass this knowledge to our colleagues because the quality of business class in Etihad is not consistent and it is a lucky dip that sometimes you’re getting a good aeroplane and sometimes you’re getting their 30 years old aeroplane. The crew of the aeroplane have apologise and said that they hate this aeroplane and they have complained about it multiple times as well. Obviously Etihad is putting the economy in front of the Customer Experience. For the future we will not take this risk anymore and will fly with established company like emirates.

Etihad Check In counter/Station manager in Heathrow was bothering and not helpful at all. They are rude and not customer oriented

I am a larger than average person and in my opinion i don't think it's fair to allocate a window seat to anyone who is my size or larger, i was seated between 2 large passengers on a full aircraft. The guy in the window seat also occupied a portion of the middle seat (my seat) which made my experience of flying with etihad very cramped and uncomfortable, i was flying from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok. Had this been a airbus 380 it would have been better as the seats are larger but unfortunately it wasn't so i had to endure the 6+hrs unable to get any rest

In never flown this flight, because my flight coning from Barcelona was delayed.

The business class experience is fantastic. The crew were polite but often unavailable even when I tried to call them! I even found myself bringing my used dishes and cutlery up to the crew because no one had come to collect it after over an hour.

Very very bad service very tight seats never ever flying with Etihad again

Entertaiment center needed on that flight. I dont like to use my phone for entertainment.

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