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Colombo is calling.

London (LON) to Colombo (CMB)

Round trip1 adult · EconomyFrom £859.00

Nonstop both ways

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Our fare pick18 nights away

British Airways

Outbound

25 Dec 2026

LON to CMB

Nonstop · 10h 25m

Return

12 Jan 2027

CMB to LON

Nonstop · 11h 55m

Airports: LGW to CMB

Price checked 2026-10-28 00:03 UTC.

Why this fare is worth a look

Last checked: 46.81% below direct-fare median

Direct-fare comparison median £1,615.00 · sample average £1,642.14.

Comparison dated 2026-10-27 · 7 comparable date pairs · medium confidence · nearby cached date sample. Cached prices are indicative; baggage may differ.

Travel window: approximately two months ahead.

22h 20m total return journey · provider duration

£859.00per person · round trip

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Cached price checked 28 Oct, 00:03 UTC

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From our own fare checks

London to Colombo prices we have seen

Our fare engine checked this route on 29 days between 25 Sept 2026 and 28 Oct 2026. For each set of dates and stops it keeps the lowest round-trip price: 234 fares in all.

Journey	Lowest	Typical	Highest	Flight time out / back	Fares
Nonstop	£717	£1,042	£2,269	10h 25m / 11h 45m	165
With one stop	£445	£567	£989	11h 35m / 12h 45m	69

Typical is the median. Round trip, one adult, economy, stays of 5–21 nights, at most one stop each way. Flight time is the median journey time for each direction, including any connection.

Typical price by departure month

November 2026£733from £455 · 25 fares
December 2026£1,423from £561 · 64 fares
January 2027£889from £445 · 48 fares
February 2027£1,001from £508 · 61 fares
March 2027£878from £573 · 29 fares

November 2026 departures had the lowest typical price in our checks.

Airlines we saw most often

SriLankan Airlines, Air Arabia, Gulf Air, British Airways, Air India.