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$479 Find cheap flights from Sri Lanka to Sydney

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Flights to Sydney - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Sydney?

The average price of all flights to Sydney clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Sydney is Monday where tickets can be as cheap as $1,526. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are $1,714 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Sydney?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Sydney, 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 to Sydney is August, where tickets cost $1,473 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and July, where the average cost of tickets from Sri Lanka is $2,111 and $1,991 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is August with an average price of $1,473.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Sydney?

The average price for all flights to Sydney depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Sydney is generally in the afternoon, when flights cost $1,591 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Sydney is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,757.

What is a good deal for flights to Sydney?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Sydney, 25% of our users found tickets to Sydney for the following prices or less: From Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport $1,246 one-way - $1,683 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Sydney?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Sydney, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 87 days before departure.

Which airline offers the most flights to Sydney?

Of the 6 airlines that fly to Sydney, Qantas Airways offers the most flights, with around 1,376 per week, followed by Virgin Australia with 572 flights per week.

How long is the flight to Sydney?

The duration of your flight to Sydney depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular route to Sydney on KAYAK is from Colombo, which takes 16h 35m.

How many direct flights to Sydney are there each day?

There are around 390 direct flights from within Sri Lanka to Sydney every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 06:00 the most common departure time and 51% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Sydney are there each week?

Each week there are around 2,728 direct flights from within Sri Lanka to Sydney. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to Sydney each week?

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Sydney. Instead, there are 4 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport.

How many cities have direct flights to Sydney?

From Sri Lanka, there are direct flights to Sydney from 1 city. This city is Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport and there are 4 direct flights each week.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$479
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 25% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
Flight from Colombo to Sydney

FAQs - booking Sydney flights

  • How far is Sydney from central Sydney?

    Sydney is 7 km from the centre of Sydney.

  • What is the name of Sydney’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Sydney, called Sydney (SYD). It can also be referred to as Kingsford Smith or Sydney.

  • How much is a flight to Sydney?

    On average, a flight to Sydney costs $1,468. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $1,215 and departed from Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport.

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

    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 Sydney.

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

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

    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 Sydney 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 Sydney?

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

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Sydney

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Find which airlines fly direct to Kingsford Smith, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Sri Lanka to Sydney Kingsford Smith

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +76 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +77 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +73 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +73 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +73 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +78 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +71 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +72 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +73 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

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Direct returns

Sydney Kingsford Smith to Sri Lanka

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +76 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +77 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +73 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +73 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +73 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +78 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +71 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +72 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +73 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Sri Lanka to Sydney

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Sydney. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Sri Lanka to Sydney. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Sydney? 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.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1424 reviews
8.4Boarding
8.7Crew
7.8Food
8.1Comfort
8.1Entertainment
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Good flight. The food was served a bit late, hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

10.0 ExcellentYM, Apr 2024MEL - SIN
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Good flight. The food was served a bit late, hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Great to have actual hot tastey meal on a flight. Well done

It was a great flight Food was great Crew was spectacular

Seating cramped; close to toilet, foul smelling and noisy, very unhygienic and disease risk Free and paid Wi-Fi NOT accessible at all - misleading advertising Very expensive sunglasses disappeared from back seat pouch. Coffee disgusting and cold

It seems paying premium economy does not make difference with economy. No priority boarding, not worthy paying extra$$$ for premium economy.

The singapore airline now compared before covid, I like the service before covid. SQ was the best of all airlines but now I am going to look for different airline if I am travelling in asia.

A pc of cake or biscuit at least. The airport was like a maze need to take another bus to the main terminal to immigration.

They are great with every aspect of customer service. Helped my elderly father and aided him with using the restroom.

Transfer within the same terminal and lots of facilities at the airport.

I did not like anything. Flight experience was bad overall.

The international flight from Sydney to Dallas had great food. I have travelled a lot over the years and this has been the most memorable in my experience so far.

flight delayed, wait in crowded gate. staff inattentive. had to remind them to get my coat from their closet. not many new movies, media choices were limited (nothing compared to Emirates.) Lounge was crowded

flight delayed, wait in crowded gate. staff inattentive. had to remind them to get my coat from their closet. not many new movies, media choices were limited (nothing compared to Emirates.)

Initial flight was cancelled so moved to an alternative flight. As a result, stuck in a middle seat. Flight then place in holding pattern prior to landing resulting in a very late trip home.

There was nothing I didn’t like, prices a little lower would help

Flight delay was informed at the last minute. Food quality is not up to Qantas standard I was unable to book an online boarding pass on any of my 6 flights.

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

Rescheduled after ticket purchased and issued, not 2 or 3 times and not a fourth but by 5 times, by Qantas, that's right, 5 changes! Forcing an overnight stay in Chile and need for visa. Qantas can no longer provide basic services as a national or international service provider. Professionalism is extinct and the provider needs to be mentored and educated in perfecting who to operate as an airline. Qantas is the spirit of Australian dissatisfaction.

Amazing! Was put on the earlier flight and I requested for an aisle seat and was given it. Thanks Qantas!

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Service / food has to be much better. Staff were not very attentive to requests. Requested for a second serve of coke and got a weird look back from the host! Was also told they don’t have extra water bottles when I requested for one before sleep! Dinner time food was very minimum and average.

An overnight Doha to KL. Great sleep, good service and tasty food in business class

chaos boarding. Crew in business class seemed short staffed and lacking in attention to details initially, but did improve during flight.

The cabin was quite noisy as there were lots of children travelling for the school holidays. Found the selection of movies limited.

Delayed, not enough information. Had to ask for refreshments, crew could have been more proactive

The best so far coz this time it was all male steward on the economy cluster. They were polite, efficient & genuinely courteous. They do not judge you when you ask for more food & peanuts.

Delayed for 45 minutes. Don't know what's the issue. Other than that, food was not to my satisfaction. However it's okay.

My first course flight (Aor-Kul) was cancelled in the morning, and they asked me to board the night flight hence I need to transit overnight for the 2nd flight (Kul-Myy) that supposed to be on the same day. The overnight stay was not provided, (I'm traveling with my spouse, a daughter (5 y.o.) and an infant (2 months old). Hence I booked Sama Sama Hotel at my own expense (fortunately using my enrich miles points). Other than this issue, all services is good.

My experience with the flight was okay. My experience checking in was absolutely terrible. I was told I needed to change my e-ticket number to check in because I missed my flight in PDX. Even when shown the itinerary, they didn't budge and sent me to KLM across the airport. KLM wasn't open until 8pm and my flight was at 7:30pm. Nobody made accommodations in any way to get me to KUL. To add insult to injury, they rescheduled my flight to the very next day, creating a very long layover and did not offer any hotel stay. After this, even worse, I found out later they delayed the first 7:30pm flight to 9:10pm. Meaning, I could have still boarded but they refused to even try to get me on the plane. As a result, I missed a day of work and lost pay for the day. Also, when I went to get my luggage, it wasn't there. It was STILL in Singapore. They had from 5:30pm to 5am to get my luggage onto the plane and they still couldn't get that right. This is the worst experience I've had flying anywhere in the past decade I've been travelling.

Orange juice change to mineral water . Should keep the orange juice.

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

Many changes need to be addressed from airport check in to flight departure. If they observe other major airlines, then they can expect what Sri Lankan airlines need to update their procedures.

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

Smooth takeoff and landing. Best service experience in all our travels over the years. Caring and attentive crew. Loved our flight to and fro.

not looking like a national flag carrier.. both the ground team and flight team are far from being kind and helpful. Not sure what's wrong.

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

I m not good serves poor serves I m m fake company kayak ok plzz my help my ticket cancel my tripe ok

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%

Aircraft used fir this route was pretty old. Seats 💺 were hard & difficult to reclaim although it was flat bed

Because of the bubble agreement b/w India and Srilanka, I was not allowed to board the flight to Columbo. My experience about airport representatives was good. They were through in their job and saved my family from getting stuck in Columbo (as I would not be able to fly to Doha because of bubble agreement). So by their prompt attention, such a catastrophe was avoided. For this reason, even without flying with them, I would rate them 7/10.

Everything from check-in, punctuality, working screens, food, service, baggage handing

The flight was dirty. The screens were not working and people were restless. Food and staff was okay.

Communication was terrible. Flight was delayed for 4-5 hours in DC (on the front end, and also after we boarded, we had to get off - some issue with fueling the old plane correctly). There was little to no information on timing or what was happening. Once we reach Delhi airspace, apparently there was weather that caused us not to land - we were actually near the ground, saw the run way, and lifted back up to the sky after being sooo close. Then we circled for about 30 minutes, and they decided to go to Jaipur to land until the weather cleared and to refuel. Again, once we landed in Jaipur (wrong city), there was little to no information on timing or what was happening. Then we heard that the crew was reaching their 24 hours. We sat on the place, on the tarmac for another 3 HOURS, with no food and not enough water for everyone on the flight. Then, they kicked us off the plane with no plan, in the wrong city. We went thru customs, got our bags (thank goodness), and had to ask a bunch of staff what was happening and what to do. Eventually, their soltuion was to bus people back to Delhi (like 6 hours we were told) but not everyone would fit on the bus, and unknown timing on when it would leave. At this point it was 9PM (we were scheduled to arrive in Delhi at 11AM...). My husband and I decided to risk it and take a cab that we had to pay ourselves (about $200 US dollars) to get to Delhi (about 5 hour drive). We both had terrible trips back to the US as well - almost missed connecting flight, forced to pay for carry-on luggage (a small back pack!) and duty-free goods by the Air India staff last minute. Just terrible experience all around. Never again with AI! The ONLY good thing was the air hostesses were kind and patient - example: they made sure people with food allergies got their correct. However, the TV's did not work so I'm glad we brought our own entertainment.

It would have been perfect if there was onboard entertainment.

Food was unfit even for prisoners. larger front seats are terribly uncomfortable, which is ironic. Thorough need to upgrade aircraft on such a long route.

Comfortable seats, on time departures and arrival, and helping staff

On time boarding, proper information, friendly and cordial approach of staff, particularly crew members and the most important timely available of checked in baggage after arrival.

Every thing was so old…. Can’t believe they are able to charge so much for this terrible level of service will use alternate company in future for all travel needs

The food on board the flight was atrocious - tasteless, spicy as hell, and simply a hodge podge of nonsensical items of poor quality.

It was okay, the crew staff was very friendly and helpful to my family. They helped us to find a doctor in the flight as my son got seizure problems. They provided extra blankets, Pillows and water .

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Sydney found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
29/6Sat
1 stop
28h 30mCMB-SYD
6/7Sat
1 stop
16h 40mSYD-CMB
$850
12/6Wed
1 stop
28h 50mCMB-SYD
1/7Mon
1 stop
28h 25mSYD-CMB
$880
3/10Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
24h 35mCMB-SYD
28/1Tue
1 stopSingapore Airlines
12h 50mSYD-CMB
$1,206
14/9Sat
1 stopSingapore Airlines
24h 35mCMB-SYD
22/9Sun
1 stopSingapore Airlines
17h 05mSYD-CMB
$1,211
6/7Sat
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
29h 25mCMB-SYD
24/7Wed
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
14h 20mSYD-CMB
$1,419
9/10Wed
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
15h 00mCMB-SYD
30/1Thu
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
16h 45mSYD-CMB
$1,450
11/6Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
14h 10mCMB-SYD
13/6Thu
1 stopQantas Airways
28h 15mSYD-CMB
$1,502
6/7Sat
1 stopQantas Airways
24h 45mCMB-SYD
24/7Wed
2 stopsQantas Airways
18h 15mSYD-CMB
$1,544
15/6Sat
directSriLankan Airlines
10h 05mCMB-SYD
25/6Tue
1 stopSriLankan Airlines
16h 25mSYD-CMB
$1,624
17/6Mon
directSriLankan Airlines
10h 05mCMB-SYD
22/6Sat
directSriLankan Airlines
11h 15mSYD-CMB
$1,690

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Sydney found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
28/7Sun
1 stop
16h 45mCMB-SYD
$479
31/7Wed
2 stops
27h 55mCMB-SYD
$490
27/9Fri
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
15h 00mCMB-SYD
$871
30/7Tue
1 stopMalaysia Airlines
29h 25mCMB-SYD
$898
12/6Wed
1 stopAir India
18h 20mCMB-SYD
$989
10/7Wed
1 stopAir India
18h 20mCMB-SYD
$990
1/9Sun
1 stopQantas Airways
14h 10mCMB-SYD
$1,141
2/8Fri
2 stopsQantas Airways
16h 10mCMB-SYD
$1,177
29/7Mon
directSriLankan Airlines
10h 05mCMB-SYD
$1,232
20/7Sat
directSriLankan Airlines
10h 05mCMB-SYD
$1,244

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Last minute flights to Sydney

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Sydney that are departing in the next 10 days.
1/6Sat
multi-stop
28h 30mCMB-SYD
29/6Sat
multi-stop
16h 55mSYD-CMB
$1,057
1/6Sat
multi-stop
28h 30mCMB-SYD
29/6Sat
multi-stop
20h 25mSYD-CMB
$1,060
31/5Fri
multi-stop
15h 25mCMB-SYD
29/6Sat
multi-stop
23h 50mSYD-CMB
$1,143
31/5Fri
multi-stop
15h 25mCMB-SYD
29/6Sat
multi-stop
29h 10mSYD-CMB
$1,180
1/6Sat
multi-stop
30h 45mCMB-SYD
29/6Sat
multi-stop
27h 55mSYD-CMB
$1,296
1/6Sat
multi-stop
28h 10mCMB-SYD
29/6Sat
multi-stop
27h 55mSYD-CMB
$1,364
31/5Fri
multi-stop
28h 30mCMB-SYD
29/6Sat
direct
11h 15mSYD-CMB
$1,407
1/6Sat
multi-stop
28h 30mCMB-SYD
29/6Sat
direct
11h 15mSYD-CMB
$1,455
31/5Fri
directSriLankan Airlines
10h 05mCMB-SYD
29/6Sat
directSriLankan Airlines
11h 15mSYD-CMB
$1,535
1/6Sat
multi-stopEmirates
29h 20mCMB-SYD
29/6Sat
multi-stopEmirates
37h 10mSYD-CMB
$2,827

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Flights to Sydney

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Sydney (SYD)Australia

Return flight deals:

Sydney - Sri Lanka

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