Can I find cheaper flights to Jaffna if I am willing to have stopovers?

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Where does the fastest flight to Jaffna depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to Jaffna, London offers the quickest one-way flight (10 hours 20 minutes).

£297+ Flights to Jaffna

Flights to Jaffna in 2025

Return from	£550
One-way from	£297
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	May
Average price	£624

Etihad Airways
13/10-19/11
2 total stops
41h 10m total
London to Colombo

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1/7
2 total stops
33h 35m total
London to Jaffna

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Explore the most affordable flight options available to Jaffna. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 13 June 2025.

Mon 13/1014:45LHR - CMB

1 stop25h 20mEtihad Airways

Wed 19/1104:10CMB - LHR

1 stop15h 50mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/6£550

Thu 17/706:10STN - CMB

3 stops22h 05mMultiple Airlines

Wed 23/703:50CMB - STN

2 stops31h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/6£551

Tue 29/706:30LTN - CMB

3 stops31h 30mMultiple Airlines

Tue 5/805:15CMB - LTN

2 stops22h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/6£551

Tue 2/921:50LGW - CMB

2 stops18h 30mMultiple Airlines

Thu 18/915:10CMB - LGW

2 stops32h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/6£552

Mon 13/1022:05LHR - CMB

2 stops30h 55mGulf Air

Thu 20/1117:25CMB - LHR

2 stops26h 50mGulf Air

Deal found 12/6£553

Thu 12/620:35LHR - CMB

1 stop15h 00mAir India

Sun 22/616:00CMB - LHR

1 stop22h 45mAir India

Deal found 12/6£554

Tue 17/622:15LHR - CMB

2 stops17h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 26/616:30CMB - LHR

1 stop19h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6£559

Mon 10/1118:40LGW - CMB

1 stop32h 15mSWISS

Wed 19/1109:55CMB - LGW

1 stop13h 25mSWISS

Deal found 11/6£564

Tue 4/1106:00LHR - CMB

1 stop20h 55mSWISS

Sat 8/1113:05CMB - LHR

1 stop29h 25mSWISS

Deal found 11/6£567

Fri 13/611:25LGW - CMB

1 stop17h 35mGulf Air

Tue 17/617:25CMB - LGW

1 stop18h 00mGulf Air

Deal found 11/6£568

Tue 11/1108:05LHR - CMB

1 stop13h 10mQatar Airways

Fri 12/1210:45CMB - LHR

1 stop16h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/6£575

Mon 16/614:55LGW - CMB

1 stop21h 25mQatar Airways

Mon 23/620:20CMB - LGW

1 stop21h 35mQatar Airways

Deal found 11/6£579

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Mon 13/1014:45LHR - CMB

1 stop25h 20mEtihad Airways

Wed 19/1104:10CMB - LHR

1 stop15h 50mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/6£550

Thu 17/706:10STN - CMB

3 stops22h 05mMultiple Airlines

Wed 23/703:50CMB - STN

2 stops31h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/6£551

Mon 13/1022:05LHR - CMB

2 stops30h 55mGulf Air

Thu 20/1117:25CMB - LHR

2 stops26h 50mGulf Air

Deal found 12/6£553

Mon 23/609:45LHR - CMB

1 stop25h 50mAir India

Wed 6/809:40CMB - LHR

1 stop30h 20mAir India

Deal found 12/6£555

Mon 10/1118:40LGW - CMB

1 stop32h 15mSWISS

Wed 19/1109:55CMB - LGW

1 stop13h 25mSWISS

Deal found 11/6£564

Tue 11/1108:05LHR - CMB

1 stop13h 10mQatar Airways

Fri 12/1210:45CMB - LHR

1 stop16h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/6£575

Tue 2/905:30LGW - CMB

1 stop19h 15mTurkish Airlines

Tue 30/906:45CMB - LGW

1 stop14h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 12/6£582

Mon 23/610:50LHR - CMB

1 stop17h 40mBritish Airways

Wed 2/703:35CMB - LHR

1 stop15h 00mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/6£607

Mon 22/911:35LGW - CMB

1 stop26h 55mChina Eastern

Sat 18/1020:30CMB - LGW

1 stop24h 00mChina Eastern

Deal found 11/6£614

Mon 10/1111:40LGW - CMB

2 stops51h 55mAir China

Wed 19/1122:25CMB - LGW

2 stops38h 00mAir China

Deal found 12/6£619

Wed 10/921:30LHR - CMB

Nonstop10h 45mSriLankan Airlines

Sat 27/913:05CMB - LHR

Nonstop11h 25mSriLankan Airlines

Deal found 12/6£642

Tue 9/1207:40LHR - CMB

2 stops19h 15mLufthansa

Sat 20/1213:05CMB - LHR

2 stops36h 00mLufthansa

Deal found 12/6£648

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Thu 12/614:45LHR - CMB

1 stop31h 35mEtihad Airways

Thu 19/621:45CMB - LHR

1 stop22h 00mEtihad Airways

Deal found 11/6£552

Fri 13/611:25LGW - CMB

1 stop17h 35mGulf Air

Tue 17/617:25CMB - LGW

1 stop18h 00mGulf Air

Deal found 11/6£568

Sat 14/613:50LGW - CMB

1 stop34h 55mTurkish Airlines

Sat 21/606:45CMB - LGW

1 stop14h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 11/6£601

Sun 15/622:05LHR - CMB

2 stops30h 55mGulf Air

Wed 16/717:25CMB - LHR

2 stops26h 25mGulf Air

Deal found 10/6£553

Mon 16/613:35LGW - CMB

2 stops20h 15mMultiple Airlines

Wed 18/621:30CMB - LGW

3 stops43h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6£554

Mon 16/614:55LGW - CMB

1 stop21h 25mQatar Airways

Sun 22/603:35CMB - LGW

1 stop14h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 11/6£579

Tue 17/614:45LHR - CMB

1 stop25h 25mEtihad Airways

Sat 21/604:05CMB - LHR

1 stop15h 40mEtihad Airways

Deal found 11/6£552

Tue 17/614:55LGW - CMB

1 stop22h 20mQatar Airways

Tue 24/620:20CMB - LGW

1 stop14h 50mQatar Airways

Deal found 11/6£610

Tue 17/611:35LGW - CMB

1 stop26h 55mChina Eastern

Fri 20/620:30CMB - LGW

1 stop23h 00mChina Eastern

Deal found 11/6£613

Tue 17/622:15LHR - CMB

2 stops17h 55mMultiple Airlines

Fri 27/604:05CMB - LHR

1 stop15h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6£559

Wed 18/621:50LGW - CMB

2 stops26h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 24/603:55CMB - LGW

2 stops31h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/6£554

Wed 18/608:25LTN - CMB

2 stops15h 30mMultiple Airlines

Thu 10/704:05CMB - LTN

2 stops24h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/6£562

One-way flights to Jaffna
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Tue 1/714:20STN - CMB

2 stops33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/6£297

Sat 18/1022:10LTN - CMB

3 stops25h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6£297

Sun 22/616:05LGW - CMB

2 stops39h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6£297

Tue 17/618:30LHR - CMB

3 stops19h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6£298

Thu 26/608:30LCY - CMB

3 stops22h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6£301

Sun 31/811:25LGW - CMB

2 stops17h 35mGulf Air

Deal found 12/6£305

Tue 17/612:30LHR - CMB

1 stop15h 40mAir India

Deal found 12/6£307

Fri 5/916:15SEN - CMB

2 stops18h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6£318

Thu 19/622:05LHR - CMB

2 stops30h 55mGulf Air

Deal found 12/6£327

Thu 21/814:45LHR - CMB

1 stop31h 35mEtihad Airways

Deal found 12/6£339

Tue 23/914:55LGW - CMB

1 stop14h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/6£342

Wed 27/814:55LGW - CMB

1 stop14h 15mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/6£367

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LondonColombo

STN - CMB

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London Stansted

Thu 17/7

06:10-08:45

3 stops22h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 23/7

03:50-06:50

2 stops31h 30m

£551

LondonColombo

LHR - CMB

LHRCMB

London Heathrow

Thu 30/10

13:55-08:30

1 stop13h 05m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 13/11

04:10-14:30

1 stop15h 50m

£551

LondonColombo

LTN - CMB

LTNCMB

London Luton

Tue 29/7

06:30-18:30

3 stops31h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 5/8

05:15-22:45

2 stops22h 00m

£551

LondonColombo

LGW - CMB

LGWCMB

London Gatwick

Tue 2/9

21:50-20:50

2 stops18h 30m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Thu 18/9

15:10-19:00

2 stops32h 20m

£552

LondonColombo

LHR - CMB

LHRCMB

London Heathrow

Mon 23/6

09:45-16:05

1 stop25h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Mon 14/7

16:00-19:30

1 stop32h 00m

£553

LondonColombo

LHR - CMB

LHRCMB

London Heathrow

Wed 25/6

06:30-11:50

3 stops24h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Tue 15/7

09:45-14:25

3 stops33h 10m

£553

LondonColombo

LHR - CMB

LHRCMB

London Heathrow

Sun 22/6

22:05-09:30

2 stops30h 55m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Fri 27/6

17:25-15:20

2 stops26h 25m

£559

LondonColombo

LGW - CMB

LGWCMB

London Gatwick

Mon 10/11

18:40-08:25

1 stop32h 15m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 19/11

09:55-17:50

1 stop13h 25m

£564

LondonColombo

LGW - CMB

LGWCMB

London Gatwick

Sun 14/9

11:25-09:30

1 stop17h 35m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Sat 27/9

17:25-06:55

1 stop18h 00m

£564

LondonColombo

LHR - CMB

LHRCMB

London Heathrow

Mon 3/11

20:05-08:25

1 stop30h 50m

Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

Wed 12/11

09:55-08:05

1 stop27h 40m

£567

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Everything you need to know about your flight to Jaffna

When is the best time to book a flight to Jaffna?

To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight to Jaffna, you should look to book at least 63 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.

How long is the flight to Jaffna?

On average, a flight from London to Jaffna takes 14 hours 4 minutes. Flights to Jaffna from other popular cities in United Kingdom will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Jaffna?

The most popular airlines flying from London to Jaffna are SriLankan Airlines, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways.

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Jaffna?

The cheapest airlines flying from London to Jaffna are Etihad Airways, SAUDIA and IndiGo.

Rainfall in Jaffna by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Jaffna ranges from 60.0 - 350.0 inches per month. October is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 350.0 mm. February is typically the driest time to visit Jaffna when rainfall is around 60.0 mm.

Temperature in Jaffna by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Jaffna, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, March is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 28.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 27.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing Jaffna

Read reviews from past customers who have flown Emirates, KLM and Thai Airways to Jaffna. You can also see how each airline compares in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,265 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Mar 2025

DXB - BCN

One person Mr Chopra was great. Constantly trying to manage a lot with a smile. Others not so great. The forgot meals on some tables. Service delayed. Experience is going down a bit.

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,265 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,265 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Mar 2025

DXB - BCN

One person Mr Chopra was great. Constantly trying to manage a lot with a smile. Others not so great. The forgot meals on some tables. Service delayed. Experience is going down a bit.

KLM

7.8

Good

1,358 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,265 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Mar 2025

DXB - BCN

One person Mr Chopra was great. Constantly trying to manage a lot with a smile. Others not so great. The forgot meals on some tables. Service delayed. Experience is going down a bit.

Thai Airways

7.7

Good

335 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,265 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Mar 2025

DXB - BCN

One person Mr Chopra was great. Constantly trying to manage a lot with a smile. Others not so great. The forgot meals on some tables. Service delayed. Experience is going down a bit.

SWISS

7.5

Good

1,624 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,265 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Mar 2025

DXB - BCN

One person Mr Chopra was great. Constantly trying to manage a lot with a smile. Others not so great. The forgot meals on some tables. Service delayed. Experience is going down a bit.

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,584 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,265 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Mar 2025

DXB - BCN

One person Mr Chopra was great. Constantly trying to manage a lot with a smile. Others not so great. The forgot meals on some tables. Service delayed. Experience is going down a bit.

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