Zürich to Colombo from CHF530

This deal vs. typical deal price for this route — verified 11 Apr 2026 at 01:11 UTC

⚠️ Etihad Sale fare: no checked bag included.

🌍 About Colombo

Colombo isn't a postcard city — it's Sri Lanka's working capital, and the point is the food. Head to Galle Face Green, the seafront promenade, at dusk when the kite-flyers clear out and the vendors fire up their griddles: order isso wade, deep-fried prawn fritters loaded with chili and curry leaves, eaten standing up with a squeeze of lime. The other thing to try is kottu — roti chopped and stir-fried with egg, vegetables and spice on a metal plate, so loud the rhythmic clanging is how you find the stalls. Skip the malls; wander Pettah, the dense market quarter behind the port, instead. Come January to March for dry, sunny days — it's also the priciest stretch. Avoid May to September, when the southwest monsoon brings heavy rain.