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Cheapest round-trip
C$ 1,414
Typical prices: C$ 1,439-C$ 1,789
China Eastern
Thu 21/1Sun 21/2
YVR - CMB • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flights
C$ 668
Typical prices: C$ 936-C$ 1,166
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Tue 15/9
YVR - CMB • 2 stops
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Cheapest • Avg C$ 1,500 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 22h 26m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 26% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Vancouver to Colombo (YVR-CMB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Vancouver to Colombo 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Vancouver to Colombo

Thu, 21 Jan - Sun, 21 Feb
China Eastern Logo
11:50 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
YVR
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CMB
41h 40m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
8:20 p.m. - 9:10 a.m.
CMB
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YVR
25h 20m
1 stop
C$ 1,414China Eastern
Tue, 22 Sep - Sun, 15 Nov
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1:05 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
YVR
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CMB
45h 30m
2 stops
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7:40 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
CMB
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YVR
61h 50m
2 stops
C$ 1,421Multiple Airlines
Mon, 26 Oct - Tue, 24 Nov
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12:05 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
YVR
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CMB
45h 35m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
CMB
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YVR
62h 00m
2 stops
C$ 1,444Multiple Airlines
Thu, 13 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug
China Eastern Logo
12:40 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
YVR
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CMB
41h 50m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
8:30 p.m. - 9:10 a.m.
CMB
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YVR
25h 10m
1 stop
C$ 1,451China Eastern
Mon, 16 Nov - Sun, 20 Dec
Cathay Pacific Logo
1:05 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
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CMB
32h 55m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:45 a.m. - 10:35 p.m.
CMB
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YVR
34h 20m
1 stop
C$ 1,684Cathay Pacific
Tue, 12 Jan - Mon, 25 Jan
Cathay Pacific Logo
1:35 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
YVR
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CMB
20h 25m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
CMB
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YVR
24h 45m
1 stop
C$ 1,684Cathay Pacific
Tue, 12 Jan - Mon, 1 Mar
Air Canada Logo
11:20 a.m. - 4:25 a.m.
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CMB
28h 35m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
12:55 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.
CMB
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YVR
41h 45m
1 stop
C$ 1,974Air Canada
Thu, 12 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
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8:00 a.m. - 1:45 a.m.
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CMB
29h 15m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
7:30 p.m. - 11:38 a.m.
CMB
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YVR
52h 38m
2 stops
C$ 1,974Qatar Airways
Mon, 18 Jan - Tue, 2 Feb
Air Canada Logo
7:20 p.m. - 11:35 a.m.
YVR
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CMB
27h 45m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
9:55 a.m. - 12:22 a.m.
CMB
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YVR
50h 57m
2 stops
C$ 1,977Air Canada
Thu, 12 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
8:00 a.m. - 1:45 a.m.
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CMB
29h 15m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
7:30 p.m. - 11:38 a.m.
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52h 38m
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C$ 1,992Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Vancouver to Colombo flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport departing in January.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Vancouver Intl Airport usually cost between C$ 1,648 and C$ 2,134 in January.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was C$ 1,414 on China Eastern (21 Jan–21 Feb).

What is the cheapest month to fly from Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is April, where tickets cost C$ 1,493 (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$ 2,679 and C$ 2,310 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Low season

February

Cheapest flight

C$ 668
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (43% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Vancouver to Colombo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Vancouver to Colombo 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 Vancouver to Colombo flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport was C$ 668 for a one-way ticket and C$ 1,414 for a round-trip.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Vancouver to Colombo?

    Vancouver airport is called Vancouver Intl and the only airport in Colombo is Colombo Bandaranaike Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Vancouver to Colombo?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Vancouver to Colombo?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Colombo from Vancouver?

    Hong Kong is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users travelling from Vancouver to Colombo.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Vancouver to Colombo, Cathay Pacific or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Vancouver to Colombo are Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of C$ 1,771 and an overall rating of 7.6, Cathay Pacific is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 2,176 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Vancouver 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 Vancouver to Colombo.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Colombo from Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Vancouver 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 Vancouver up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Vancouver to Colombo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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.
7.6
Cathay PacificOverall score based on 1436 reviews
7.9Boarding
8.1Crew
7.3Food
7.7Entertainment
7.6Comfort
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Cathay has always been great. Even allowed some leniency on my baggage weight. I believe they are also on the more leg room side of airlines.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
YYZ - HKG
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Cathay has always been great. Even allowed some leniency on my baggage weight. I believe they are also on the more leg room side of airlines.

Problems with entertainment system eventually rectified. Cabin crew attentive and polite but a bit absent minded when it came to remembering requests, salt, sugar etc.

We flew economy light. We did not want to check bags and we had free 1 bag, but just had back packs with small personal item. Try as we may could only get bags down to 17lbs each. So we put 2 lbs from one bag into other and checked it. I think if someone has a checked bag allowance and chose not to use it , it would benefit both parties to bump carry on weight up to the next level of 22lbs or 10kgs. Just a thought.

Trip was fine. My only complaint was that when the passenger in front of me reclined her seat (which was, in essence, the whole flight except landing and take-off,) it was uncomfortably claustrophobic for me and very difficult for my husband to get in and out of his window seat. Also uncomfortable to watch the entertainment because the screen was right in your face.

Very friendly and accommodating staff. Food was great. Lots of movies and tv shows to choose from. Highly recommend.

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

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

Cabin crew is very helpful and nice, it is another level of service compared to Air Canada

Entertainment for kids was good. Good was terrible, needs lots of work.

Not impressed with check in desk staff at Vancouver airport. Not a professional mind service and not cared or tried to help. Don’t think I would fly with them again

Top, only problem about Weather but not depended Qatar Airways. Anyway staff offered kimbo Refreshments

I wish I knew in advance that the connecting flight was by indigo air

I appreciated the vailability of wheelchair services for persons with mobility issues all the way up to the aircraft. What could be better would be the food choices.

Awesome hospitality, awesome staff, awesome food & awesome travel time. Thanks

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

Indigo airlines is terrible. Staff is awful and so disorganized. They are so rude and unhelpful. I will never travel on Indigo airlines again!!!!!

This trip was the most comfortable one I have ever experienced, the team was excellent and very helpful. I am so glad I picked Qatar Airways.

I liked the overall service and comfort. The only annoying thing was paying for excess baggage at the airport. They have limited options and they don't take all cards.

Nothing I knew what I was getting into ; no complaints when on string budget

Flight changed to Oman air under one alliance . Seating , entertainment was not up to the quality of QR . Hope my trip back from cmb Doh will operate a QR flight instead of any other under one alliance .

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking at the gate, then there was another ticket checking at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Not sure which idiot made this absolutely unnecessary arrangement.

I was traveling alone with an infant, so the crew was incredibly helpful. Both the international and subsequent domestic flights were impeccable.

The ticket was last minute buy so no concerns about the pricing this time, but the crew in general could have been more accommodating, helpful.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

Delay in off-boarding due to customs at SFO... pilot announcement should have come earlier so passengers don't clog aisles.

Flight was delayed for more than 3 hours, food was mediocre, seat didn’t recline

Flight was fine, however we were not able to check in online, this adds to travel stress. Luckily check-in at Heathrow was quick, but we did not get the seats we paid extra for. We paid for a window and 2 aisle seats from Shanghai to Tokyo leg, but they changed us to middle seats. Not good :(

Couldn’t fly since they wouldn’t issue a boarding ticket. Something to do with not taking the departing flight since it was cancelled due to weather. No notice or anything about the trip being invalid. The app made it seem like I was all good for it. Never trusting travel agency

2 hours delay on the 1st plane out of the day!!!!!

Flight was late missed our connection to Indianapolis no hotel rooms really difficult finding a room hope to be in Indianapolis one day late and multiple flights to even get there.

Everything was great except that I wasn’t issued a boarding pass for the second flight so they would not let me into customs until I had said boarding pass. Luckily a gate attendant from another Air Canada flight was able to print one for me so I could go through.

I suppose to board the plane AC5110 to San Francisco on July 16 2026 @07:00 am and arrive San Francisco at 09:25 am. At 9:30am still in YVR I was told the plane was delayed until 11:30 am to take off. Not until 11:35am the pilot of the plane declared that due to hydraulic system problem this plane was cancelled. After waited in a long pile up for negotiating with the counter-staff, I finally got the tickets for myself and my wife Yim Mei KONG firstly to Seattle and then transferred to San Francisco on the plane AS 2014 & AS 791 with Alaska Airlines. I suppose to attend the funeral of our friend in San Francisco on July 18 and a Memorial Gathering for the Birthday of the deceased on July 16, 2026. I arrived San Francisco at 9:40 pm that day (12 hours later) and couldn't joint the Memorial Gathering. This upset me a lot. I am seeking for compensation of this failing trip. Please let me know how to and where to forward my complaint.

Well I had insisted to be put on standby because I knew there was one seat so there should have been another. There was, seat 36AC for both of us, the last row in the plane that does not recline nor does it have any room in the overhead bin because of plane necessities. The bathroom right behind so a line up with people's bums on your arm rests, etc. We were happy to get a flight earlier because of the missed connection, but we saw flight people who were sitting in customer seats and I felt we should have been seated there and they should have been put in the back. Plus the stewardesses were wearing so much perfume, I had to hold my nose because of a severe allergy to perfume.

No charger and no entertainment on the way back. The plane's super old-like 80s old-with zero TVs. At least the free Wi-Fi works, so definitely bring your iPad. Also, no meal on this 7-hour flight.

This was the best Air Canada experience i've ever had! We didn't realize we could switch to an earlier flight and I asked the attendant as they were boarding the 8pm flight. She kindly let me know to make such requests prior to boarding in the future, but she was very understanding that we just came through security with young kids and was able to make the changes for us. When we got on the plane, the lady in the back was super friendly, welcoming, and kind. She was great with our kids and with the other passengers and we just enjoyed her presence so much!.

The flight from Vancouver to Victoria is a fun little hop. The crew are friendly and helpful.

not able to change flight, no customer service from KAYAK

It was one and a half hour flight, however it was delayed for one hour, no bus running after getting off the C-Train,

check in for premium economy very nice. Friendly attendants. Best security video ever. Seriously. That's about it. Not a good bang for the premium economy buck, to be truthful. I had hoped/expected for a little more.

I paid $110 for a seat located at the start of a section and therefor would not have a chair in front of it, but this is not what I received. The floor plan was different from when I booked my ticket. This is very disappointing and my money needs to be returned.

Very poor experience. The entertainment screen wasn't working, charging USB was not working. There was a water leak on my head from air conditioning. The tray table was cracked. seats were old and dirty.

Bad weather in Amritsar cancelled the flight while we were at the gate in Delhi but the ground crew took good care of us and exceeded our expectations. Once on the plane, we enjoyed the best experience we’ve had on any flight in years. Their customer support was also impressively quick to answer and immediately helpful.

Very old and ill maintained flights. Seats didn’t have proper cushioning. The entertainment system was a joke. That’s the least one can expect from a 19 hour long flight.

Poor entertainment. Charging station was broken, not clean washrooms, 6hrs delay , no apologies given

Business class recliners and entertainment system was not working, it essentially became economy travel at the cost of business

Planes are very old and dated, entertainment doesn't work at all, food was below average. Flight was on time and seats have better leg space than competition.

The tv didn’t work and the seats were too small

Broken food table, broken entertainment system, broken remote. Cracks on seat plastics here and there.

The food was abysmal, entertainment system didn't work. seats were broken, toilets were unclean, I am going to write an official complaint because the experience was below average.

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