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Cheap Flights from New York to Bandaranaike Intl (JFK-CMB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from New York to Bandaranaike Intl that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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KAYAK's insights & trends for New York to Bandaranaike Intl flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from New York to Bandaranaike Intl to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is September, where tickets cost C$ 1,217 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 2,241 and C$ 2,019 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy 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 week.

To get a below average price on the flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 20% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonSeptember
Best time to beat the crowds (22% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (16% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from New York to Bandaranaike Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from New York to Bandaranaike Intl based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking New York to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl flights

  • Does Emirates Airlines provide entertainment?

    Yes. Emirates Airlines offer inflight entertainment with an ICE entertainment system. The personal inflight entertainment system is available in every cabin class, and you can choose up to 6,500 movies, games, and music channels. You can create a playlist before the flight and connect your device to your seatback TV. The entertainment system comes with Bluetooth headphones and internet access.

  • What is Qatar Airways' luggage allowance?

    Passengers on Qatar Airways have different baggage allowances depending on their travel class; Economy Lite travelers can bring one piece of luggage of 50 lbs, and one hand baggage of fewer than 15 lbs. Economy Classic, Convenience, and Comfort can bring two pieces of checked items less than 50 lbs and one hand luggage of fewer than 15 lbs. Business class travelers can bring two pieces of luggage less than 70 lbs and two hand items of 33 lbs. First-class travelers can bring two checked luggage items of fewer than 70 lbs and two hand items of under 33 lbs.

  • How many travel classes does Qatar Airways have?

    Qatar Airways have three travel classes. Economy class is the least, with ample seating space and legroom. Business class travelers can enjoy two-by-two seating, unlike the 3-3 seating in economy class. Each seat in business class comes with a 45-inch pitch, an upgrade from economy's 31-inch. First-class travelers enjoy private suites in separate cabins. Suites are 23 inches and feature a bed length of 83 inches. Business class and first-class travelers get at-seat meal services offered by attendants. In addition, they get priority boarding and more luggage allowance.

  • How do I get from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)?

    To get from CMB airport, you can take the bus. Sri Lanka Transport Board operates public bus 187-E3 and offers rides from the airport's car park to the Colombo bus station. In addition, you can take minivan taxis to your destination. The minivan taxi counter is in the Arrivals Hall. Alternatively, the Airport Taxi Service offers rides to your prefeed destination. You can find the counters in the arrivals hall.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between New York and Colombo Bandaranaike Intl.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Colombo, Cathay Pacific or Etihad Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Colombo are Cathay Pacific and Etihad Airways. With an average price for the route of C$ 1,178 and an overall rating of 7.6, Cathay Pacific is the most popular choice. Etihad Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 1,316 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl?

    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 New York to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl from New York 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 New York to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl?

    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 Bandaranaike Intl with an airline and back to New York with another airline.

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

    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 Bandaranaike Intl from New York up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport

  • If you come from Midtown Manhattan or Downtown Brooklyn, you can get to New York John F Kennedy Airport (JFK) by the Long Island Railroad and the AirTrain. If coming from outside Midtown Manhattan or Downtown Brooklyn, you can take the subway and AirTrain to JFK; if coming from upstate, you can take the Metro-North to Grand Central and then transfer at the LIRR Terminal to a train stopping at Jamaica Station.
  • Emirates Airlines' one-stop flights from JFK to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) have layovers in Dubai. Qatar Airways' one-stop flights have layovers in Doha.
  • Travelers with special meal requirements can make orders at least 48 hours before their flights. Emirates Airlines offers special meals like gluten-free, lactose intolerance, and vegetarian meals.
  • Reduced mobility travelers can get assistance through the airports and in the crafts. Qatar Airways provide special assistance to travelers that make earlier reservations before their scheduled flights.
  • Families will love Qatar Airways' family services. Qatar Airways provides children with superheroes from the Oryx Kids Club, designed with plush toys, activity packs, and collectible bags. They also feature special meal boxes for children packed with fruit juice and fun treats.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from New York to Bandaranaike Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York 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 New York to Bandaranaike Intl? 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.
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Cathay PacificOverall score based on 1044 reviews
7.6Comfort
7.9Boarding
7.3Food
8.1Crew
7.8Entertainment
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Leg room wasn't that great. Other than that it was a good flight

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025LAX - HKG
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Leg room wasn't that great. Other than that it was a good flight

Issues: 1) the charging issue as described in my previous survey 2) when I requested diet coke during the breakfast time, it is not available. Why? I can't drink diet coke in the morning? 3) when I tried to transfer to this flight, its gate information was not available to me?

If my return flight was not so much better, I would have given an excellent review.

Seats in the absolute back row of the plane even though we booked ages ago :( Crew was awesome though

My connecting flight was canceled or never existed. My stopover went from 1 hour and a half to 10 hours. It was a long day that I wasn't prepared for and it would have been nice to know that ahead of time. Cathay is great though. Great staff, entertainment and food.

The only problem was my connecting flight to Chiang Mai on Hong Kong express that I booked through Cathay Pacific was canceled and I was never told about it. I was rescheduled on a flight 10 hours later. Very long day at rgr airport in Hing Kong after a 13 hour flight but that's OK, I understand things change but I think I should have been told. I would have prepared myself for a long wait. Great flights all around though. Thank you

Overall pretty good experience. It would be nice to have caught the attendants even they were flying down the aisle with snacks, and if they could cater to multiple dietary restrictions (bland and no lactose. The customer service chat is a bad experience), but otherwise no complaints.

they are deley vancouver to hankong 3 hour after honkong 20 hour stay there honkong not visa approved and they cant help to visa so we are stay in airport 20 hour even honkong staf very bad person they cant do for us 6 hour we arround they said you there you go there waste time next time i dont want to go cathay stay in honkong

I was only given 2 meals, and my screen showed that there were 3 meals. Second meal was 1-2 hours late according to the screen.

I had high expectations but met with a below average experience. I hope the Airline will take a notice and improve.

Will never book any flight from Kayak and will never travel ithad airline

In Colombo when I-drop my baggage Sri Lanka air line crew not polite way talk very rude

Stewardess was attentive and was actively roamin to check the passengers on the biz class

It was worst flight ever of 26h. Poor service and seating. Flight from Abu Dhabi to Islamabad service and seating was worst ever. No tv extra.

i was not allowed to use lounge, although i had business class ticket, and nobody told me my ticket was not eligible to use lounge

Surprised at the lower quality of seats on the Boeing 777 in Business Class. Seats are tight and the whole Business class section is jam packed with seats. It doesn’t feel like Business Class at all. Also the way the tray tables are placed with a huge bulky solid metal hinge at knee level makes it so uncomfortable and always anxious that one will accidentally bang their knee on it. Quality of amenities has also declined. Over priced tickets with diminished quality of the entire experience.

It was OK as the seat which we paid for doesn’t have any window. We paid $120 for 3 seats but it’s for nothing. Crew could not help. None of the ports worked so all our phones went dry

I had a terrible experience checking in at the airport for my flight. I booked my ticket initially through Kayak while it was promoted as a ticket that offers a carry on and 2 suit cases. (I have a screen shot as a proof of it) I selected it to buy three tickets and paid online. Couple of minutes later airfare assist which is the OTA offering the ticket called me saying My card declined. So I used a different card that went through. I was surprised that they increased the price ticket by a $167. They said the ticket no longer exists and because my card declined I had to buy a new one. So I did. The day my family and I were traveling I could not check in and when I went to the airport I was shocked to be told my ticket had no bags allowed and must pay $200 per bag for three people 6 bags mean I have to pay $1200. I called the travel agency as I feel I was scammed the confirmation didn’t say anything about the bags and they never told me the new ticket doesn’t not include any bag so they changed it after I selected it on your app without informing me. Very sneaky. The travel agency said they will reimburse me only for one bag person. Which means I still paid $600 I still feel very disappointed to pay such an expense. I have always used Kayak to buy my flight tickets and telling everyone how good your rates and app are however after this I feel I was mislead and paid more for something I should not have to. You allowing such an agency on your platform will surely hurt your reputation and level of integrity. I have all the proofs from the screen shot to the confirmation email from them, the or email offering to reimburse o e bag per person and the $1200 bag fees receipts that I paid on the desk. I must be refund the full amount and I look forward to your response.

The food could be better. Toilets were smelly all along

Horrible. After paying for seats, I was cramped, my daughters legs kept hitting the seat in front, I had no overhead bin space and no help from stewards on board, the food was served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and never received any, the flight was cold with no temperature controls. Entertainment was outdated. I booked this through partnership with American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

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