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Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo?

The average price of all flights from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Colombo on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Tuesday is the most expensive day to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Wednesdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, 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 from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is October, where tickets cost C$ 310 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of tickets is C$ 446 and C$ 398 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, 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 on the flight from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 33 days before departure.

Which airlines fly most frequently between Kuala Lumpur and Colombo?

Malaysia Airlines connects Kuala Lumpur to Colombo with up to 2 flights per day. AirAsia also offers 1 flight per day, while SriLankan Airlines follows with 1 flight per day.

Which airlines fly direct between Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport and Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport.
There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport. They are: AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines and SriLankan Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with AirAsia at C$ 250. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at AirAsia.

How many flights are there between Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport and Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport per day?

Each day, there are between 4 and 6 nonstop flights that take off from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport and land in Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, with an average flight time of 3h 27m. The most common departure time is 10:00 p.m. and most flights take off at night. Each week, there are 35 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Friday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport and Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport at 8:50 am and will be landing in Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport at 9:55 am.

What’s the latest departure time from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport jets off at 10:00 pm and lands at 10:55 pm.

Good to know

Low season

October

High season

December
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (21% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Kuala Lumpur to Colombo flights

  • What are my parking options if I want to leave my vehicle at Kuala Lumpur International Airport during my trip?

    There are various parking options at KLIA. The short-term car park is located next to the Main Terminal Building for those making quick trips. The long-term car park is located near Malaysia Airports Training Centre and offers a free shuttle to the airport terminals every 10 min. The long-term car park charges RM 32 approx. per day.

  • What are my transportation options from Bandaranaike International Airport?

    The airport offers transportation by bus, shuttle, and taxi. Taxis can be found at the arrival porch with service counters located in the Arrival Lobby. For those looking to save money, taking a bus into Colombo city is your best option. The Sri Lanka express bus HighWay-Bus travels the 35 km into the city in around an hour, terminating at the Central Bus station, and costing approximately Rs 120 (RM 2.75). The minibus №178 is the same price as the express bus with an extra charge for luggage. The 1.5-hour trip takes passengers to Colombo Fort train station.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo?

    The Airbus A321 (sharklets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Kuala Lumpur to Colombo flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Kuala Lumpur and Colombo, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo?

    There are direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo?

    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 from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo?

    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 Colombo with an airline and back to Kuala Lumpur with another airline.

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

    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 Colombo from Kuala Lumpur 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 a cheap flight from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for C$ 282 or less round-trip.
  • While waiting at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to board your flight to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), spend your time shopping at the airport’s exclusive Gateway Mall. The mall boasts over 90 eateries and 110 retail stores, making sure your wait flies by.
  • On arriving at Bandaranaike International Airport, international passengers can exchange their money at one of the currency exchange counters located in the Arrival Public Concourse. Bank of Ceylon and Commercial Bank are two services that are available to exchange your ringgits for rupees.
  • Also located in the Arrival Public Concourse at Bandaranaike International Airport are several mobile communication stalls, to assist passengers in purchasing SIM and data cards. Dialog and Etisalat Lanka are two stores that provide mobile communication services.
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Prefer to fly non-stop from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo?

Find which airlines fly direct from Kuala Lumpur Intl to Bandaranaike Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Kuala Lumpur Intl to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Monday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Tuesday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Wednesday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Thursday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Friday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Saturday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Sunday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

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Nonstop returns

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to Kuala Lumpur Intl

Monday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Tuesday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Wednesday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Thursday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Friday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Saturday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

Sunday

Air India,AirAsia,Etihad Airways, +4 more

Air India,AirAsia, +5 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo? 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.
7.4
Malaysia AirlinesOverall score based on 397 reviews
7.6boarding
7.0food
6.8entertainment
7.5comfort
8.1crew
Airline reviews

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

4.0 OkayNeil, Mar. 2024KUL - MEL
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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.

Entertainment system was too old, crew were unorganised during boarding

No recognition for one World Emerald member. Business class seat has flat bed

Elderly individual shud be given priority to board the plane together with passengers with children and disabled. Otherwise things are OK.

Cabin crew as always are leaps and bounds the crowning glory of MH. Friendliness and natural warmth are such incredible traits. Food was very good on this flight also; and flexibility in meal time to accomodate rest was a plus point. Early arrival and landing as the first morning inbound at T4 LHR meant I was off the plane and in the queue for an Uber in less than 15 minutes!

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.

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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.

The flight delay... but bus from the airport be on time

Bad experience, delay like no tomorrow. Original schedule departure time at 9:30pm, delayed until 12:05am only depart.

Great. Very satisfied with a direct flight from Penang back to HK international. Stewards in the cabin were very friendly and helpful. Would not hesitate to fly with Air Asia in the future.

Second time flying on AirAsia. They’re fine for a low cost carrier, so I don’t expect high level hospitality. They could have informed us that the flight would be delayed even if by a few minutes, instead of the passengers asking the gate agents why we’re not boarding 8 minutes before takeoff. And given some of the passengers on this particular flight were problematic, the crew did great handling such people.

Meh, it was AirAsia. It's not about a quality.

Great flight. Achieve my objecttive of travelling with less hassle .

They didn't have a single blanket for hire for a long haul overnight flight. This wasn't good enough even for a budget airline

Kayak shares with you the best price! and in my case it was Air Asia flight. Air Asia flight was on time, the boarding was seamless with FACES technology at KLIA2 and the pilot made a great smooth landing upon arrival. Excellent trip!

I left the city late and fortunately the flight was also delayed 50mins

Air Asia’s standard has dropped tremendously post pandemic. The whole organisation feels ‘soul-less’

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Kuala Lumpur - Colombo Flights

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Destination:

Colombo (CMB)Sri Lanka

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C$ 249

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