Cheap flights Colombo (Bandaranaike) to Cape Town

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6E 1176

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 17 sep

27h 45min

2 stops

15:30

Cape Town (CPT)

Fri, 18 sep +1

424 £

6E 1186

16:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 17 sep

19h

2 stops

11:30

Cape Town (CPT)

Fri, 18 sep +1

472 £

3L 709

16:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 18 sep

20h 10min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Sat, 19 sep +1

441 £

6E 1186

16:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 18 sep

43h

2 stops

11:30

Cape Town (CPT)

Sun, 20 sep +1

475 £

AI 2275

10:35

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 19 sep

25h

3 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Sun, 20 sep +1

441 £

3L 709

16:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 19 sep

20h 10min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Sun, 20 sep +1

440 £

AI 2275

10:35

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 20 sep

48h 25min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Tue, 22 sep +1

469 £

3L 462

23:35

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 20 sep

36h 35min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Tue, 22 sep +1

439 £

6E 1174

04:15

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 22 sep

35h 15min

2 stops

15:30

Cape Town (CPT)

Wed, 23 sep +1

415 £

UL 143

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 23 sep

23h 50min

2 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Thu, 24 sep +1

412 £

3L 709

16:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 26 sep

20h 10min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Sun, 27 sep +1

440 £

6E 1186

16:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 26 sep

42h 30min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Mon, 28 sep +1

480 £

3L 462

23:35

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 27 sep

36h 35min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Tue, 29 sep +1

442 £

3L 709

16:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 29 sep

20h 10min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Wed, 30 sep +1

442 £

3L 709

16:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 30 sep

44h 10min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Fri, 2 oct +1

439 £

UL 141

18:10

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 1 oct

40h 50min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Sat, 3 oct +1

477 £

3L 709

16:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 2 oct

20h 10min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Sat, 3 oct +1

493 £

3L 709

16:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 3 oct

20h 10min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Sun, 4 oct +1

493 £

UL 121

01:55

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 4 oct

50h 5min

3 stops

04:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Tue, 6 oct +1

505 £

UL 141

18:10

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 5 oct

40h 50min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Wed, 7 oct +1

447 £

UL 141

18:10

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 8 oct

40h 50min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Sat, 10 oct +1

443 £

3L 709

16:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 10 oct

48h 5min

2 stops

16:05

Cape Town (CPT)

Mon, 12 oct +1

473 £

6E 1186

16:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 10 oct

42h 30min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Mon, 12 oct +1

463 £

AI 2275

10:35

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 11 oct

48h 25min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Tue, 13 oct +1

437 £

3L 462

23:35

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 11 oct

36h 35min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Tue, 13 oct +1

450 £

UL 143

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 12 oct

23h 50min

3 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Tue, 13 oct +1

455 £

6E 1186 Best price

16:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 14 oct

43h 5min

2 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Fri, 16 oct +1

400 £

UL 143

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 15 oct

23h 50min

2 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Fri, 16 oct +1

437 £

UL 141

18:10

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 15 oct

40h 50min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Sat, 17 oct +1

444 £

UL 143

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 16 oct

23h 15min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Sat, 17 oct +1

444 £

6E 1186

16:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 16 oct

42h 30min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Sun, 18 oct +1

474 £

EK 570 🔥 Hot deal

20:35

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 16 oct

18h 5min

Direct

14:40

Cape Town (CPT)

Sat, 17 oct +1

720 £

UL 143

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 17 oct

23h 50min

2 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Sun, 18 oct +1

413 £

3L 709

16:00

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 17 oct

48h 5min

2 stops

16:05

Cape Town (CPT)

Mon, 19 oct +1

473 £

6E 1186

16:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 17 oct

43h 40min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Mon, 19 oct +1

463 £

UL 143

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 18 oct

23h 50min

3 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Mon, 19 oct +1

442 £

6E 1186

16:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 18 oct

35h 30min

2 stops

04:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Tue, 20 oct +1

468 £

UL 127

08:05

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 20 oct

31h 25min

2 stops

15:30

Cape Town (CPT)

Wed, 21 oct +1

419 £

6E 1186

16:25

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 20 oct

42h 35min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Thu, 22 oct +1

469 £

UL 143

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Wed, 21 oct

23h 50min

2 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Thu, 22 oct +1

419 £

6E 1186

16:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 22 oct

42h 30min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Sat, 24 oct +1

469 £

UL 143

11:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 23 oct

23h 15min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Sat, 24 oct +1

439 £

6E 1186

16:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 23 oct

43h 5min

2 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Sun, 25 oct +1

405 £

UL 143

11:40

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 25 oct

23h 55min

3 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Mon, 26 oct +1

457 £

3L 709

16:25

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sun, 25 oct

19h 45min

2 stops

12:10

Cape Town (CPT)

Mon, 26 oct +1

475 £

6E 1186

17:45

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Mon, 26 oct

41h 50min

3 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Wed, 28 oct +1

454 £

UL 143

11:40

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Tue, 27 oct

23h 55min

3 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Wed, 28 oct +1

441 £

UL 143

11:40

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Thu, 29 oct

23h 55min

3 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Fri, 30 oct +1

443 £

AI 2275

10:30

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Sat, 31 oct

25h 5min

3 stops

11:35

Cape Town (CPT)

Sun, 1 nov +1

462 £

UL 141

18:10

Colombo, Bandaranaike (CMB)

Fri, 6 nov

40h 50min

2 stops

11:00

Cape Town (CPT)

Sun, 8 nov +1

470 £

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Cheap flights Colombo to Cape Town

IndiGo

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Price from

£405

SriLankan Airlines

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Price from

£412

Air India

Sat, Sun

Price from

£441

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi

Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Price from

£441

FITS Air

Sat

Price from

£474

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Cheap flights Colombo to Cape Town

Interesting facts about the route

Flight time

35h 22min

Distance

7 894 km

Average price

£473

Most frequent flight

UL 141

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Frequently Asked Questions

The average ticket price Colombo Cape Town is £473. The cheapest ticket costs £424, operated by IndiGo, flight 1176, departing Colombo on 17 September at 11:45, arriving Cape Town on 18 September at 15:30.

The average flight time is 25 hours. The fastest flight takes 19 hours, flight 1186 operated by IndiGo, departing Colombo on 17 September at 16:30, arriving Cape Town on 18 September at 11:30.

Flights on the Colombo - Cape Town route are operated by the following airlines: Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, IndiGo, FITS Air, Air India, Srilankan Airlines.

The distance from Colombo to Cape Town is 7894 km.