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Cheap Flights from Malé to Colombo (MLE-CMB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Malé 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.
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Malé to Bandaranaike Intl flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Malé to Bandaranaike Intl 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 Malé to Colombo?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Malé to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Colombo on a Sunday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Malé, you should consider flying back on a Friday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Malé 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 Malé 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 Malé to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is February, where tickets cost ₹ 25,651 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is ₹ 31,394 and ₹ 31,202 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Malé 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 Malé 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 Malé to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Low season

February
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (10% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Malé to Bandaranaike Intl

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

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Malé to Colombo?

    flydubai, and Emirates offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Malé to Colombo flight route.

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

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Malé to Colombo flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Malé to Colombo?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Malé and Colombo.

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Malé to Colombo, Emirates or Gulf Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Malé to Colombo are Emirates and Gulf Air. With an average price for the route of ₹ 32,351 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Gulf Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of ₹ 25,749 and an overall rating of 7.2.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Colombo with an airline and back to Malé with another airline.

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for ₹ 22,205 or less one-way and ₹ 33,093 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Male to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Male to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Male Airport to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Male to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Monday

Emirates,FitsAir,Gulf Air, +2 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Tuesday

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates, +4 more

Wednesday

Emirates,FitsAir,Gulf Air, +2 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Thursday

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates, +4 more

Friday

Emirates,FitsAir,Gulf Air, +2 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Saturday

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates, +4 more

Sunday

Emirates,FitsAir,Gulf Air, +2 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

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Direct returns

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl to Male

Monday

Emirates,FitsAir,Gulf Air, +2 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Tuesday

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates, +4 more

Wednesday

Emirates,FitsAir,Gulf Air, +2 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Thursday

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates, +4 more

Friday

Emirates,FitsAir,Gulf Air, +2 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Saturday

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

Chongqing Airlines,Emirates, +4 more

Sunday

Emirates,FitsAir,Gulf Air, +2 more

Emirates,FitsAir, +3 more

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Malé to Bandaranaike Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Malé 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 Malé 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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EmiratesOverall score based on 3640 reviews
8.4Crew
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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Food was excellent. Leg room in economy, not so good; I’m 6’-1”.

8.0 ExcellentCarlton, Aug 2025
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Food was excellent. Leg room in economy, not so good; I’m 6’-1”.

The staff on board were excellent. Kind, thoughtful, helpful - not just with me but with others around that I observed. Wonderful service.

The queue for checking for economy passengers was enormous! Only one desk open for economy faith s queue a mile long, whilst business and first class desks empty and unemployed. Will seriously consider changing to another next trip. Disappointed customer.

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. Food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

Boarding in the bus was slow and extremely hot. The flight attendant in the area of row 21 was extremely rude and had the attitude of not wanting to be at work for the day. Emirates you can do better than this

Emirates is still my favorite airline. The good, entertainment, crew, and value are excellent. Unfortunately, the flight was delayed taking off and arriving - which caused me to lose my ground transportation plan. While delays happen, more communication about the delays would be helpful.

Flight was delayed and no information was provided what was new time Change gate 3 times at Madina airport First gate was 113 Second gate was 204 And last gate was 113 again

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

The boarding was very chaotic and some airline staff were rude. This needs attending to.

I bought Business class ticket but they treated me like economic class. No lounge allowed at check inn I have to take stuff out while other passengers have more than 25 lb in bag. Because I bought tickets from other than airlines . It’s discriminations from airlines to passengers.

More entertainment channels and better food, whatever food requirement you select.

Staff is rude and condescending. Airline is badly managed. They take away their flimsy earphones and blankets one hour before the lading. I’ve never experienced this with any other airline. It’s a very portly managed and run airline that should be avoided.

Did not have to leave plane. However found the wait tiring with nearly a full plane boarding at Male and being unable to get out of seat due to cleaners security and a full plane boarding with hand luggage. Staff were excellent despite a long and tiring flight due to stopover.

Food could have been better Entertainment was absent even in Business Class

I like it very much. Gulf Air is always the topper rank of the world. I love it very much.

Aereo nuovissimo e con tanti servizi malgrado la durata del volo Spazio per le gambe ridottk

The boarding at Heathrow is chaotic. That's partly due to the lack of space and seating at gate 8, and a Qatar flight from gate 9 at the same time. That's down to Heathrow rather than Gulf Air. I've had a similar experience here before. Another problem which isn't specific to Gulf Air or Heathrow is announcements, and those for boarding in particular. They are difficult to hear with all the other noise and for me with hearing problems it's even worse. A simple tv screen would help, so long as it's updated of course.

This itineray had to be cancelled as the connection time in Paris was only 55 min which is below the 90 min required by Paris airport. Nether Chat deal/Kayak, nor Gulf air nor American Air picked on that. I called American Air for unrelated question was then told that boarding would be denied due to the short connection time. This should have been an automatic notification from Chat deal/ Kayak or Gulf air and itinery cancelled. What is the point of inconveniencing the passenger?? The return has still not be refunded. Shame on Gulf Air, very poor customer service for an airline that has so good flight crew!

The flight was a transit and I had my boarding pass from the departure. I have talked to the check in person to set me up close to my family seats and ended up with my wife in one seat, 3 years old son in different seat and myself on different seat. very disappointing and overwhelming.

Greeting BH International Airport, Flight No. GF-2101 From Bahrain to Dammam At 1:35 am. to 2:20 am. Booking reference: WFYQEG I was informed that I will receive my baggage in Dammam Airport, later on I arrived in Dammam and I didn’t get my baggage, they claimed due to my friend Mr. Faisal didn’t show because he left the Airport and drive his own car all the way to Dammam. OK, I get it and I totally respect the system when you don’t show up your baggage get dropped from the flight, but it’s not my fault when i stay in Bahrain Airport waiting for my next flight around 5 hours then once i get to Dammam I don’t receive my baggage, because my friend who’s didn’t show up his baggage was arrived to Dammam airport, and i’m the one who deserve to get his own baggage didn’t receive anything. I think you mixed up between our baggage, the tag on my bag has his name but actually it’s mine and his bag has my name but actually it’s for him, that’s why I received his bag in DMM airport and I didn’t get mine and i was so frustrated. Also here’s the baggage numbers: GF 175011 My baggage wasn’t received GF 175008 His baggage was received and he don’t deserve to receive it because he left the airport and didn’t show up the flight For now i need to get my baggage to DMM airport please or contact me in personal please +966559600495 or this email. Kind regards, Mohammed Sent from my iPhone

Too many carryon bags with size of checking bags. Because of that space was not there to put carry on backpacks.

Nice crew.flight delay fromBKK for some ground prep issue I guess, crew serve well to guest, and respect to guest as well. As usual AC is old,and nt much comert in compare to other rehional airliners.other than that.all good

Flight was on time.food is as usual good.Aircraft is old.old A320, seats aithout any display.crew serve well

When flying from Indian Sector, should be more prepared with Indian food

KAYAK Real time status update is not accurate.the flight inbound rejected and go around.and came back and land. Delay abt 30 min.still shows ontime.track ur self if u wana real time.and cabin crew s are nicer. Aircraft is jst ok.old airplane.and in midflight ,seems have some compressor issue.airconditioning was nt work properly either.I could litarary see guests were cheking if AC is working.bt on landing it start to gv cool.which probably some one intentionaly kept .which was so bad.even breathing was bit difficult.otjer than that.for me all ok.

This leg of the trip was smoother than compared to the initial trip. Sri Lankan Airlines still have much work to do to improve the overall travel experience.

Very good crew, very efficient. Unfortunately not all items listed in duty free catalog were available.

Very professional and well managed. On time, great staff and comfortable.

Kayak company fake total I m not travel my payment reverse plzzz my credit card

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%

Moderate carrier , one of the flight attendant crashed my leg with the food table and never bothered to apologia but give you a lecture about how to sit in your seat.

The quality is worse and worse , this business ticket pricing is overpriced !!!!

The Plane was very small.. domestic route will perfect not international

If I have a choice I would not use this airline. They moved by booking to Smart Wings, an airline they code share with. Changing terminals in buses and dealing with some of the staff associated with it is not the best experience. Having stated that I must share that the crew of Smart Wings airlines was polite.

Consider serving food to all passengers regardless of food reservation status during booking.

The only highlight on this flight was the taste of the food, which was surprisingly good. Everything else was below average, and the cabin crew service especially stood out for being slow and inattentive. We were surrounded by toddlers/babies and it made our 4 hour flight feel like 10 hours. Granted, that's not the airline's fault, but it added to the overall subpar experience.

Second-row economy doesn't have leg space if you are 6 feet

מלון חבל על הזמן השאר יום יומיים סבבה אבל בחוץ חום כלבים

Very helpful and welcoming crew, good food in fair quantities, enough space for the legs. Surprisingly good quality for a "lowcoster".

Boarding was almost an hour late but there was no communication. Cabin crew did nothing to ensure people kept masks on and even with seat belt sign on people were wondering around the plane.

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