Direct flights from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB)

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka has direct flights to 55 airports in 30 countries, flown by 41 airlines. The longest is to Sydney (SYD) at 8,763 km.

Direct flights from CMB by country

India (8)

• BLR Bangalore · 710 km · ~1h 20m · SriLankan Airlines
• DEL Delhi · 2,396 km · ~3h 25m · IndiGo, Air India and SriLankan Airlines
• COK Kochi · 506 km · ~1h 5m · SriLankan Airlines
• MAA Madras · 647 km · ~1h 15m · IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet +1
• IXM Madurai · 355 km · ~55m · SpiceJet and SriLankan Airlines
• BOM Mumbai · 1,526 km · ~2h 20m · IndiGo, Air India and SriLankan Airlines
• TRZ Tiruchirappalli · 419 km · ~1h · SriLankan Airlines
• TRV Trivandrum · 357 km · ~55m · SriLankan Airlines

China (6)

• PEK Beijing · 5,164 km · ~6h 50m · SriLankan Airlines
• TFU Chengdu · 3,644 km · ~4h 55m · Air China
• CKG Chongqing · 3,754 km · ~5h 5m · Chongqing Airlines
• CAN Guangzhou · 3,995 km · ~5h 20m · SriLankan Airlines
• KMG Kunming · 3,156 km · ~4h 20m · China Eastern
• PVG Shanghai · 5,099 km · ~6h 45m · China Eastern and SriLankan Airlines

United Arab Emirates (4)

• AUH Abu Dhabi · 3,300 km · ~4h 30m · Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, American Airlines and ITA Airways +2
• DXB Dubai · 3,288 km · ~4h 30m · FitsAir, Emirates and SriLankan Airlines
• DWC Dubai · 3,284 km · ~4h 30m · Flydubai
• SHJ Sharjah · 3,280 km · ~4h 30m · Air Arabia and SriLankan Airlines

Russia (3)

• SVO Moscow · 6,575 km · ~8h 30m · Aeroflot
• DME Moscow · 6,511 km · ~8h 25m · SriLankan Airlines
• OVB Novosibirsk · 5,324 km · ~7h · S7 Airlines

Saudi Arabia (3)

• DMM Dammam · 3,835 km · ~5h 10m · Saudia and SriLankan Airlines
• JED Jeddah · 4,654 km · ~6h 10m · Saudia and SriLankan Airlines
• RUH Riyadh · 4,040 km · ~5h 25m · Saudia and SriLankan Airlines

Sri Lanka (3)

• KCT Koggala · 141 km · ~40m · SriLankan Airlines
• HRI Mattala · 169 km · ~40m · SriLankan Airlines
• GIU Sigiriya · 127 km · ~40m · Cinnamon Air and SriLankan Airlines

Australia (2)

• MEL Melbourne · 8,358 km · ~10h 40m · Jetstar
• SYD Sydney · 8,763 km · ~11h 10m · SriLankan Airlines

Maldives (2)

• GAN Gan Island · 1,150 km · ~1h 55m · Maldivian
• MLE Male · 778 km · ~1h 25m · British Airways, Emirates and Korean Air +8

Pakistan (2)

• KHI Karachi · 2,391 km · ~3h 25m · Malaysia Airlines and SriLankan Airlines
• LHE Lahore · 2,766 km · ~3h 50m · SriLankan Airlines

Thailand (2)

• DMK Bangkok · 2,384 km · ~3h 25m · Thai AirAsia
• BKK Bangkok · 2,392 km · ~3h 25m · Cathay Pacific, THAI Airways and SriLankan Airlines

Bahrain (1)

• BAH Bahrain · 3,752 km · ~5h 5m · Gulf Air and SriLankan Airlines

Bangladesh (1)

• DAC Dhaka · 2,166 km · ~3h 10m · FitsAir and SriLankan Airlines

France (1)

• CDG Paris · 8,483 km · ~10h 50m · SriLankan Airlines

Germany (1)

• FRA Frankfurt · 8,066 km · ~10h 20m · SriLankan Airlines

Hong Kong (1)

• HKG Hong Kong · 4,012 km · ~5h 25m · Cathay Pacific

Indonesia (1)

• CGK Jakarta · 3,318 km · ~4h 35m · SriLankan Airlines

Italy (1)

• FCO Rome · 7,630 km · ~9h 50m · ITA Airways, Malaysia Airlines and SriLankan Airlines

Japan (1)

• NRT Tokyo · 6,894 km · ~8h 55m · SriLankan Airlines

Kazakhstan (1)

• ALA Alma-ata · 4,032 km · ~5h 25m · Air Astana

Kuwait (1)

• KWI Kuwait · 4,142 km · ~5h 35m · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways and SriLankan Airlines

Malaysia (1)

• KUL Kuala Lumpur · 2,467 km · ~3h 30m · AirAsia, AirAsia X and Malaysia Airlines +2

Nepal (1)

• KTM Kathmandu · 2,353 km · ~3h 20m · SriLankan Airlines

Oman (1)

• MCT Muscat · 2,940 km · ~4h 5m · SalamAir, SriLankan Airlines and Oman Air

Qatar (1)

• DOH Doha · 3,613 km · ~4h 55m · Qatar Airways and SriLankan Airlines

Seychelles (1)

• SEZ Mahe · 3,008 km · ~4h 10m · Air Seychelles and SriLankan Airlines

Singapore (1)

• SIN Singapore · 2,750 km · ~3h 50m · Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and SriLankan Airlines +1

South Korea (1)

• ICN Seoul · 5,768 km · ~7h 30m · Korean Air and SriLankan Airlines

Turkey (1)

• IST Istanbul · 6,276 km · ~8h 10m · Turkish Airlines

United Kingdom (1)

• LHR London · 8,715 km · ~11h 10m · SriLankan Airlines

Vietnam (1)

• SGN Ho Chi Minh City · 2,966 km · ~4h 5m · Vietjet

Airlines flying from CMB

Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Air Astana, Air China, Air India, Air Seychelles, AirAsia, AirAsia X, American Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern, Chongqing Airlines, Cinnamon Air, Emirates, Etihad Airways, FitsAir, Flydubai, Gulf Air, ITA Airways, IndiGo, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Korean Air, Kuwait Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Maldivian, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, S7 Airlines, SalamAir, Saudia, Singapore Airlines, SpiceJet, SriLankan Airlines, THAI Airways, Thai AirAsia, Turkish Airlines, Vietjet

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Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.