Cheap flights from Beijing to Colombo from $294 PEK, PKX → CMB
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
The cheapest return found recently is $381 with China Southern Airlines, 14 Dec – 7 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest one-way found recently is $294 with Cathay Pacific, 11 Aug 2027, found 4 days ago.
- Cheapest one-way found recently
- $294, Cathay Pacific, found 4 days ago
- Cheapest return found recently
- $381, 14 Dec to 7 Jan 2027
- Usual return price
- $419 to $556
- Cheapest month to fly
- December 2026, return fares from $381 found in the last 7 days
- Airlines with nonstop flights
- Beijing Capital Airlines
Return
The cheapest return fare on each of 35 departure dates is usually $419 to $556.
Cheapest return found recently
$381
14 Dec – 7 Jan 2027 · China Southern Airlines
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
Leaves 7:55 p.m. · Return leaves 10:15 p.m. · 33 h of travel, both ways together
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · via Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) · overnight connection · 14 h connection
found 2 days ago
Cheapest nonstop return
$917
30 Jan 2027 – 28 Feb 2027 · Beijing Capital Airlines
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
Leaves 9:50 a.m. · Return leaves 12:50 a.m. · 15 h 30 min of travel, both ways together
out nonstop, back nonstop
found 3 days ago
Found recently, and the cheapest we hold
$381 14 Dec – 7 Jan 2027found 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
It is also the cheapest return we hold, of any age.
What have prices looked like?
Over 49 days, 24 Sept to 11 Nov, the cheapest return we saw each day was $366 to $412.
Those were the prices on those days, not today's.
Is this a good return price?
Compared with the cheapest return fare on each of 35 departure dates from 15 Nov to 26 Sept 2027, found by travelers' searches in the last 7 days (economy, the price the seller showed on Aviasales). The usual range is the middle half of those prices.
Could nearby dates be cheaper?
We hold no other 24-night return fares leaving within 3 days of 14 Dec to compare.
Every date we hold
427 fares on 35 departure dates
See the chart as a table
| Dates | From | Airline | Airports | Stops | Found | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov – 7 Dec | $418 | Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 18 Nov – 17 Dec | $419 | AirAsia X | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 7 Dec – 23 Dec | $412 | Air China | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 13 Dec – 9 Jan 2027 | $481 | Air China | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 14 Dec – 7 Jan 2027 | $381 | China Southern Airlines | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 16 Dec – 15 Jan 2027 | $433 | Air China | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 8 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 20 Dec – 29 Dec | $416 | Air China | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 27 Dec – 18 Jan 2027 | $706 | Air China | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 4 Jan 2027 – 27 Jan 2027 | $418 | Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 7 Jan 2027 – 7 Mar 2027 | $546 | Cathay Pacific | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 10 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2027 | $410 | Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 29 Jan 2027 – 26 Feb 2027 | $514 | Cathay Pacific | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found yesterday | See prices for these dates |
| 30 Jan 2027 – 28 Feb 2027 | $470 | Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 31 Jan 2027 – 3 Mar 2027 | $477 | Cathay Pacific | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 1 Feb 2027 – 13 Feb 2027 | $679 | Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 4 Feb 2027 – 27 Feb 2027 | $620 | Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 5 Feb 2027 – 5 Mar 2027 | $619 | Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 6 Feb 2027 – 2 Mar 2027 | $623 | Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 7 Feb 2027 – 3 Mar 2027 | $587 | Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 9 Feb 2027 – 28 Feb 2027 | $573 | China Southern Airlines | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 2 stops, back 1 stop | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 10 Feb 2027 – 21 Feb 2027 | $612 | Cathay Pacific | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 4 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 16 Feb 2027 – 17 Mar 2027 | $422 | AirAsia X | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 22 Feb 2027 – 14 Mar 2027 | $432 | Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 24 Feb 2027 – 13 Mar 2027 | $432 | Shenzhen Airlines | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 27 Mar 2027 – 4 Apr 2027 | $402 | Air China | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 6 Apr 2027 – 27 Apr 2027 | $408 | Air China | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 24 Apr 2027 – 6 May 2027 | $408 | Air China | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 1 Jun 2027 – 20 Jun 2027 | $514 | China Eastern | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 8 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 11 Jun 2027 – 26 Jun 2027 | $505 | China Southern Airlines | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 13 Jun 2027 – 19 Jun 2027 | $515 | China Eastern | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 14 Jun 2027 – 21 Jun 2027 | $515 | China Eastern | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 16 Jun 2027 – 19 Jun 2027 | $507 | China Southern Airlines | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 10 Jul 2027 – 17 Jul 2027 | $552 | Cathay Pacific | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 15 Sept 2027 – 23 Sept 2027 | $515 | China Eastern | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 26 Sept 2027 – 10 Oct 2027 | $560 | Cathay Pacific | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | out 1 stop, back 1 stop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
Which month looks cheapest?
December 2026 is the cheapest month — from $381.
Airlines on the cheapest dates: Shenzhen Airlines, Air China, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern, AirAsia X.
One-way
Not enough comparable prices yet for a usual one-way price.
Cheapest one-way found recently
$294
11 Aug 2027 · Cathay Pacific
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
Leaves 12:05 p.m. · 13 h 55 min trip
1 stop · via Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
found 4 days ago
Cheapest nonstop one-way
None seen yet.
Found recently, and the cheapest we hold
$294 11 Aug 2027found 4 days agoOpen this trip
It is also the cheapest one-way we hold, of any age.
What have prices looked like?
Over 10 days, 14 Oct to 10 Nov, the cheapest one-way we saw each day was $191 to $285.
At $294, the cheapest one-way found recently is above that range.
10 days is a short history, so treat this range as an early guide.
Those were the prices on those days, not today's.
Is this a good one-way price?
Not enough comparable prices yet: we hold one-way fares on 1 departure date and need at least 3 to say what is usual.
Could nearby dates be cheaper?
We hold no other one-way fares leaving within 3 days of 11 Aug 2027 to compare.
Every date we hold
13 fares on 1 departure dates
See every date as a table
| Dates | From | Airline | Airports | Stops | Found | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2027 | $294 | Cathay Pacific | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) → Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | 1 stop | found 4 days ago | Open this trip |
Airlines on the cheapest dates: Cathay Pacific.
Premium cabin fares from Beijing to Colombo
We hold no premium economy, business or first-class fares for this route: we collect them for the busiest routes, and this one is not among them yet.
Today's prices for 14 Dec – 7 Jan 2027 in another cabin: Premium economy · Business · First
Today's prices for 11 Aug 2027 in another cabin: Premium economy · Business · First
How far ahead were prices cheapest for Beijing to Colombo?
Return
Fares 60 to 89 days before departure were typically 8% lower than 0 to 6 days before departure.
From the cheapest return each day between 24 Sept and 11 Nov (49 days), grouped by how many days ahead the flight left; one adult in economy.
Each range covers different departure dates, so this compares typical fares, not the same trip priced twice.
Prices reflect recent searches — current fares may differ.
See these ranges as a table
| Booked ahead by | Typical fare | Cheapest day | Above the cheapest | Days of prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–6 days | $415 | $391 | +8% | 13 |
| 7–13 days | $429 | $383 | +12% | 25 |
| 14–29 days | $412 | $381 | +8% | 44 |
| 30–59 days | $388 | $373 | +1% | 49 |
| 60–89 days | $383 | $366 | Cheapest seen | 49 |
| 90–179 days | $435 | $373 | +14% | 49 |
| 180+ days | $507 | $468 | +32% | 44 |
One-way
Not enough history yet: in 10 days of one-way prices, 14 Oct to 10 Nov, fewer than 3 booking ranges had prices on 7 days or more.
Live price for these dates
The cheapest return found recently is for 14 Dec – 7 Jan 2027. A live search on this page shows what those dates cost now, for one adult in economy.
Questions about this trip
How much is a return flight from Beijing to Colombo?
The cheapest return found recently is $381 with China Southern Airlines, 14 Dec to 7 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest return fare on each of 35 departure dates is usually $419 to $556.
How much is a one-way flight from Beijing to Colombo?
The cheapest one-way found recently is $294 with Cathay Pacific, 11 Aug 2027, found 4 days ago.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Beijing to Colombo?
December 2026 is the cheapest month for a return, from $381, 14 Dec to 7 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago.
How far ahead should I book a flight from Beijing to Colombo?
In 49 days of prices between 24 Sept and 11 Nov, return fares 60 to 89 days before departure were typically 8% lower than 0 to 6 days before departure.
Is there a direct flight from Beijing to Colombo?
Yes, the cheapest nonstop return found recently is $917 with Beijing Capital Airlines, 30 Jan 2027 to 28 Feb 2027, found 3 days ago.
How long is the flight from Beijing to Colombo?
The cheapest one-way found recently, with Cathay Pacific on 11 Aug 2027, takes 13 h 55 min with 1 stop.
Which airlines have the cheapest flights from Beijing to Colombo?
Between 15 Nov and 26 Sept 2027, Shenzhen Airlines has the cheapest return on 11 of the 35 departure dates we hold, Air China on 8 and Cathay Pacific on 6.
Prices are what travelers' searches on Aviasales found in the last 7 days, in US dollars: the price the seller showed on Aviasales; bags may cost extra. Fares change, so check today's price before you book. How our prices work
