Flights to Sri Lanka from the UK

There are several airlines that fly from the UK to Sri Lanka. The only direct flights to Colombo International Airport (CMB) are operated by Sri Lankan Airlines. All the other airlines either go via the Middle East or Bangalore in India.  It is best to shop around between the Airlines as they can all offer very competitive prices at different times.

Sri Lankan Airlines www.srilankan.lk

Sri Lankan Airlines is the only airline that offers a direct service to Colombo.  Flights are from London Heathrow, Terminal 4.  A few flights stop for a very short time at Male in the Maldives but the majority are non-stop.

Qatar Airways www.qatarairways.com

These flights are from London Heathrow, London Gatwick as well as a few from Manchester. All flights have a stop-over in Doha.

Emirates www.emirates.com

These flights are from London Heathrow, London Gatwick as well as a few from Manchester. All flights have a stop-over in Dubai.

Booking agents

There are also a couple of booking agents that offer very good prices - www.opodo.co.uk and www.southalltravel.co.uk

Visas

UK citizens can enter Sri Lanka as holiday makers without a visa and remain for 30 days.

Colombo International Airport (CMB) is also known as Bandaranaike International Airport. It is about one hour’s drive north of Colombo city centre and is about 30mins drive south of Negombo.