Colombo to Dulles (IAD) flight deals

Axel-exclusive $943.66 for a complete round trip from Colombo to Dulles, Jan 26–Feb 2. Compare the flights below or choose your dates.

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3 date pairs · 6 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

Colombo to Dulles flight prices at a glance

  • Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Colombo to Dulles for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for CMB → IAD. Next departures: Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18 · Thu Nov 19 · Fri Nov 20. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
  • Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $944 ($997 on Qatar Airways) for Tuesday Jan 26–Feb 2, one connection via Doha out and one connection via Doha back. Arrive home Feb 4. Jan 26–Feb 2, Qatar Airways, Axel-exclusive $943.66 · See flights for these dates
  • Nonstop: No nonstop among the fares we saved; the airline schedule may still have one.
  • Cheapest months: Jan 2027 (typical $944; lowest Axel-exclusive $944 ($997 on Qatar Airways)) and Dec 2026 (typical $1,454; lowest Axel-exclusive $1,454 ($1,537 on Qatar Airways)).
  • Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 6 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.4% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $59 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 6 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Colombo to Dulles nonstop flights, airlines and connections

We haven’t found a nonstop in these saved flights. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

  • Etihad: Via Abu Dhabi
  • Qatar: Via Doha

Colombo to Dulles flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $944. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

MonthWeek-long fares foundNonstop from
Dec 2026Axel-exclusive $1,454, $1,537 on Qatar Airways for the lowest (1 date pairs)none found
Jan 2027Axel-exclusive $944–$1,056, $997 on Qatar Airways for the lowest (2 date pairs)none found

Colombo to Dulles flights: Axel price vs the airline fare

Yes. On all 6 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.4% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $59 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

  • Qatar Airways, Jan 26–Feb 2: $997 on Qatar Airways, Axel-exclusive $944 ($53 less).

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Colombo to Dulles fares we checked

Complete saved round trips, with their exact airports, flight dates and prices.

December 2026

  • 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,454.00 · Airline $1,537.00 · Save $83.00 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways (out CMB–IAD 663 / 707 04:15–15:55, back IAD–CMB 708 / 664 20:05–08:45+2; one connection via Doha out, one connection via Doha back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:02Z.
  • 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,682.81 · Airline $1,777.00 · Save $94.19 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways (out CMB–IAD 663 / 707 04:15–15:55, back IAD–CMB 708 / 658 20:05–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, one connection via Doha back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:02Z.

January 2027

  • 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,055.84 · Airline $1,112.00 · Save $56.16 · See flights for these dates Etihad Airways (out CMB–IAD 395 / 5 04:00–09:00+1, back IAD–CMB 6 / 392 14:25–08:10+2; one connection via Abu Dhabi out, one connection via Abu Dhabi back). Arrive Jan 13; 6 nights before the Jan 19 return. Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
  • 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,057.79 · Airline $1,117.00 · Save $59.21 · See flights for these dates Etihad Airways (out CMB–IAD 395 / 5 04:00–09:00+1, back IAD–CMB 6 / 396 14:25–20:15+1; one connection via Abu Dhabi out, one connection via Abu Dhabi back). Arrive Jan 13; 6 nights before the Jan 19 return. Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
  • 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $943.66 · Airline $997.00 · Save $53.34 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways (out CMB–IAD 663 / 707 04:15–15:55, back IAD–CMB 708 / 658 20:05–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, one connection via Doha back). Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
  • 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $2,016.62 · Airline $2,125.00 · Save $108.38 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways / British Airways (out CMB–IAD 663 / 707 04:15–15:55, back IAD–CMB 216 / 6 / 658 18:05–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, 2 connections via London and Doha back). Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.

How we checked Colombo to Dulles prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from CMB to IAD for one adult in economy: 3 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. There are too few comparable week-long date pairs for price targets. Each example keeps its actual return interval. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤32h out / ≤32h back; overnight arrivals allowed. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: CMB → IAD. Each example names its actual airports.

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Flights by travel date

CMB–IAD · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,118.87 · Etihad Airways 395 / 5 · 04:00–09:00 (December 23, 2026) local · 1 stop (AUH) · 39h 30m. Airline fare: $1,179.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,193.53 · Qatar Airways 663 / 707 · 04:15–15:55 local · 1 stop (DOH) · 22h 10m. Airline fare: $1,261.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,755.81 · Etihad Airways 397 / 5 · 21:35–09:00 (December 23, 2026) local · 1 stop (AUH) · 21h 55m. Airline fare: $1,858.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC

CMB–IAD · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,454 · Qatar Airways 663 / 707 · 04:15–15:55 local · 1 stop (DOH) · 22h 10m. Airline fare: $1,537.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,547.65 · Etihad Airways 391 / 5 · 16:05–09:00 (December 9, 2026) local · 1 stop (AUH) · 27h 25m. Airline fare: $1,636.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,724.55 · SriLankan Airlines 217 / 707 · 18:50–15:55 (December 9, 2026) local · 1 stop (DOH) · 31h 35m. Airline fare: $1,823.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC

CMB–IAD · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,055.84 · Etihad Airways 395 / 5 · 04:00–09:00 (January 13, 2027) local · 1 stop (AUH) · 39h 30m. Airline fare: $1,112.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,233.99 · Qatar Airways 663 / 707 · 04:15–15:55 local · 1 stop (DOH) · 22h 10m. Airline fare: $1,301.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,454.17 · Etihad Airways 397 / 5 · 21:35–09:00 (January 13, 2027) local · 1 stop (AUH) · 21h 55m. Airline fare: $1,538.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC

CMB–IAD · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $943.66 · Qatar Airways 663 / 707 · 04:15–15:55 local · 1 stop (DOH) · 22h 10m. Airline fare: $997.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,045.79 · Etihad Airways 395 / 5 · 04:00–09:00 (January 27, 2027) local · 1 stop (AUH) · 39h 30m. Airline fare: $1,102.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,265.29 · Turkish Airlines 731 / 187 · 07:25–11:45 (January 27, 2027) local · 1 stop (IST) · 38h 50m. Airline fare: $1,334.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: Qatar Airways 5.8/10 · Etihad Airways 5.1/10 · British Airways 5.9/10 · Turkish Airlines 5.3/10. Every airline rated.

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