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When flying from New Delhi to Colombo, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to New Delhi, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

The cheapest month for flights from New Delhi to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport is April, where tickets cost ₹ 28,612 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is ₹ 34,716 and ₹ 31,950 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at ₹ 32,378 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from New Delhi to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 12% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from New Delhi to Colombo were found on SriLankan Airlines (₹ 28,135) and IndiGo (₹ 29,471).

There are 3 airlines that fly direct from New Delhi to Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport. They are: Air India, IndiGo and SriLankan Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with IndiGo at ₹ 22,844 for a return flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at IndiGo.

Weekly flights between New Delhi and Colombo historically see delays in approximately 16% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 114 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Tuesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Friday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, SriLankan Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 13% of their flights encountering any delays.

Chennai (MAA) is the top choice – 95% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from New Delhi to Colombo picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Mumbai (BOM) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of ₹ 26,370 for a return.

Consider flying via Chennai (MAA) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 6h 23m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Mumbai (BOM) often has the shortest stopovers from New Delhi to Colombo, with an average time of 1h 58m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are 4 direct flights that take off from New Delhi and land in Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Airport, with an average flight time of 3h 32m. The most common departure time is 00:00 and most flights take off at night. Each week, there are 28 flights and there are the same number of flights each day (4).