Cheap flights from Chennai to Colombo from £72

In general, June is the cheapest month to fly from Chennai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £105. If you aren’t able to travel to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport during the month of June, then flying in July is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £106.

The cheapest day to depart from Chennai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as £132. Flights from Chennai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport on a Tuesday will generally be more expensive and average around £153. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is in the evening. momondo users have found flights departing from Chennai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport in the evening for as low as £128. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. At midday is when there is more demand to fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, so prices are often more expensive at around £163 per ticket.

Fly from Chennai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl for the best Chennai - Colombo Bandaranaike Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Chennai when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport for around £125 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Chennai for as low as £117 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 34% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chennai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport flight.

As of April 2026, prices for Chennai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport flights are approximately 9% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

IndiGo is the most popular carrier operating from Chennai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

SriLankan Airlines, IndiGo and Air India are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport from Chennai according to our data. SriLankan Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 61% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Chennai and Colombo have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 96 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Tuesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, IndiGo have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Chennai and Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is 6 per day as of April 2026. The most frequent departure time is 21:00, with 36% of daily flights leaving at midday.

47 flights are operational weekly from Chennai to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport as of April 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Tue, with 17% of flights per week taking off on this day.