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Cheapest return fare
£570
Typical prices: £791-£907
Multiple Airlines
Wed 9/9Tue 22/9
EDI - CMB • 3 stops
Cheapest direct flights
£596
British Airways
Fri 15/1Thu 4/2
LGW - CMB • Direct
Arrival airport
You can’t fly directly to Jaffna. It is served by Colombo (CMB), located 172 miles from Jaffna.
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Cheap Flights to Jaffna

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

Wed, 9 Sep - Tue, 22 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:35 - 03:50
EDI
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CMB
33h 45m
3 stops
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21:30 - 23:40
CMB
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EDI
30h 40m
3 stops
£570Multiple Airlines
Tue, 18 Aug - Wed, 9 Sep
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13:35 - 04:55
EDI
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CMB
34h 50m
3 stops
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21:30 - 19:30
CMB
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EDI
26h 30m
3 stops
£571Multiple Airlines
Fri, 4 Sep - Mon, 21 Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
20:45 - 20:35
LHR
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CMB
19h 20m
1 stop
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04:10 - 12:45
CMB
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LHR
13h 05m
1 stop
£589Etihad Airways
Mon, 7 Sep - Mon, 28 Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
14:45 - 08:35
LHR
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CMB
13h 20m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
04:10 - 15:05
CMB
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LHR
15h 25m
1 stop
£589Etihad Airways
Sun, 3 Jan - Thu, 21 Jan
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:55 - 05:55
STN
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CMB
13h 30m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
07:25 - 16:20
CMB
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STN
14h 25m
1 stop
£589Turkish Airlines
Wed, 20 Jan - Thu, 4 Feb
Gulf Air Logo
10:35 - 09:45
LGW
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CMB
17h 40m
2 stops
Gulf Air Logo
16:55 - 06:20
CMB
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LGW
18h 55m
2 stops
£589Gulf Air
Wed, 20 Jan - Tue, 16 Feb
Gulf Air Logo
10:35 - 09:45
LGW
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CMB
17h 40m
2 stops
Gulf Air Logo
16:55 - 06:30
CMB
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LGW
19h 05m
2 stops
£589Gulf Air
Sun, 24 Jan - Sat, 13 Feb
Air Arabia Logo
16:35 - 03:45
LGW
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CMB
29h 40m
1 stop
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04:35 - 07:45
CMB
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LGW
32h 40m
1 stop
£590Air Arabia
Mon, 23 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov
Air Arabia Logo
12:45 - 13:55
LGW
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CMB
19h 40m
1 stop
Air Arabia Logo
14:45 - 07:45
CMB
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LGW
22h 30m
1 stop
£591Air Arabia
Sun, 3 Jan - Sun, 24 Jan
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:55 - 05:55
STN
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CMB
13h 30m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
07:25 - 16:20
CMB
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STN
14h 25m
1 stop
£596Turkish Airlines
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Good to know - Cheap tickets to Jaffna

Low season

December

Cheapest flight

£251
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 26% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (15% more expensive on average)
Flight from Birmingham to Colombo

FAQs - booking Jaffna flights

  • How long is the flight to Jaffna?

    Flights from London Heathrow Airport10h 25m
    Flights from London Gatwick Airport10h 00m
    Flights from Birmingham25h 10m
    Flights from London13h 03m
    Flights from Manchester15h 30m
  • What is the cheapest flight to Colombo?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Colombo was found on the route from Birmingham, at £570 return. The most popular connection is from London to Colombo, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £589 in the last 5 days.

  • How to fly to Jaffna?

    You cannot fly directly to Jaffna. KAYAK recommends you fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl (CMB) (171.97 miles from Jaffna). From there you can hire a car or take a taxi.

  • How far is Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from central Colombo?

    There are 17 miles between Colombo city centre and Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Jaffna?

    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 to Jaffna.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Jaffna is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Jaffna?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Jaffna with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 Jaffna up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Jaffna

  • There is no major airport in Jaffna. It is instead served by Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport.
  • Looking for a cheap flight from the United Kingdom to Jaffna? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £410 or less one-way and £629 or less round-trip.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Jaffna flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Jaffna

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United Kingdom to Jaffna? 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 3638 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.4Crew
8.2Entertainment
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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.

The journey was nice, all the crews were very good and services are excellent

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.

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

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 food was pretty good and the crew were excellent. It would have been excellent all round but for screaming children. Six hours at least of a 10 hr flight. Mostly 1 child clearly on the spectrum and probably ADHD but I really felt for the parents and grandparents who were obviously struggling and doing the best they could under the circumstances. No reflection on the airline of course and we all need to be more tolerant with these challenges . Slept for 15 hrs when I got home.

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

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

Seats very small and unable to pre purchase internet or seat upgrades

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

Lovely aircraft and I flight entertainment. Good leg room. Full flight crew struggled a bit

Food not good as good as last time flew with them

Seats very uncomfortable, impossible to sleep. Food average, bakery items not fresh. Pockets in seats not large enough to hold a book and a few other items. Cabin temperature too cold, even with blanket. Good selection of movies. Other than that 12 hours of torture!

Flight changed to Oman air under one alliance . Seating , entertainment was not up to the quality of QR . Hope my trip back from cmb Doh will operate a QR flight instead of any other under one alliance .

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

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

excellent, the staff was kind and the boarding process was with no issues or hassle

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

Only 1 time food and drinks together was offered, for total 5 hours duration drinks and snacks was never offered. For some people food choice was not available, only veg was available. No entertainment option was there. Crew members were mostly back of the flight asking each other for KitKat and chips to share between them.

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.

Ripped off and broken seats in Business class. Seats stink and need to request the staff for additional bedsheets. Crew if very friendly though

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

Etihad checkin boarding and insight experience is one of a kind that i have never experienced in other fights. The flight crew was very kind and helpful when i traveled with my broken leg. Overall i rate the highest

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.

Kayak company fake total I m not travel my payment reverse plzzz my credit card

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%

Not enough food for a 4 hour trip…Lack of entertainment and with no WIfi accessibility I didn’t figure it out how to access free WiFi

Not good because in this cancelled and then rebooked flight BA put me and my husband in both middle seats when we were originally seated together in original flight and i was in aisle. I hate sitting in the middle. BA food needs to be better. It was just ok. Thanks though to screw and everyone one for safe flight

Crew members were thorough in checking seatbelts and whatnot which makes me feel cared for because passenger safety is a main concern.

I was sent an email that said my card payment was not verified. When I spoke to an agent , he said my card was not verified and the flight I thought I had to booked was no longer available so I booked another flight on another airline(United). Later I got flight updates , etc., concerning my supposed first flight. So if I was charged for this flight on British Airways/American airlines, I need a refund.

The crew made it a great flight. They were friendly and attentive. They made me want to fly British Airways again.

BA has not been handling priority luggage with any special priority. This time our luggage was distinctly very slow to arrive, well after the first half of items to arrive. Business class flights cost a lot and it would be nice to have that reflected in the speed of baggage handling! (I note that this has worsened in our long experience of BA.) On a different note, we spent 2.5 hours on the plane after landing because of an airport mishap at Boston Logan. The pilot provided reasonably frequent update but more could have been done to ensure passenger comfort, such as more beverage and maybe snack services.

I purchased premier economy seats but I was seated one row off and was sitting in economy my bottle of water and cookie did not compare to the menus handed OP it in premier.

I understand and don't want food on a short trip, but tea and coffe (at least 1 cup) should be free. Nevertheless there was water available and the crew was nice.

Food is horrible. Flight was good and the staff were mostly men.

Delayed suitcase - terrible service to get my suitcase next day, I was informed it would arrive today in the afternoon (Jun/28). Now, I was informed I may or may not receive it until 3 am (Jun/29).

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