Colombo to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Colombo to San Francisco, look for around $1,140 with shorter journeys. The cheapest options had a median price of $1,320 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 12 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

Colombo to San Francisco flight prices at a glance

Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Colombo to San Francisco for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for CMB → SFO. 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 $1,140 ($1,202 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 $1,140.09 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $1,140 for a week-long round trip (shorter journeys). Jan 26–Feb 2, Qatar Airways, Axel-exclusive $1,140.09 · 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 $1,140; lowest Axel-exclusive $1,140 ($1,202 on Qatar Airways)) and Dec 2026 (typical $1,319; lowest Axel-exclusive $1,319 ($1,396 on Qatar Airways / Alaska Airlines)).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 12 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $92 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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Trip	Price target	Midpoint	Date pairs checked
Any schedule (including long or overnight connections)	$1,140	$1,320	4
Shorter journeys (≤1 stop · ≤31h out / ≤31h back; overnight arrivals allowed)	$1,140	$1,620	4

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · CMB–SFO. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 26–Feb 2, Qatar Airways, Axel-exclusive $1,140.09 · See flights for these dates; shorter journeys, Jan 26–Feb 2, Qatar Airways, Axel-exclusive $1,140.09 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 12 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Colombo to San Francisco 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.

Qatar: Via Doha

Colombo to San Francisco flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $1,140. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

Month	Week-long fares found	Nonstop from
Dec 2026	Axel-exclusive $1,319–$1,756, $1,396 on Qatar Airways / Alaska Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found
Jan 2027	Axel-exclusive $1,140–$1,745, $1,202 on Qatar Airways for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found

Colombo to San Francisco: when the lowest fare is a poor tradeoff

Sometimes a small saving comes with a much longer journey. On Dec 8–15, paying about $10 more avoids the long return below.

Dec 8–15: lowest fare Dec 8–15, Qatar Airways / Alaska Airlines, Axel-exclusive $1,755.81 · See flights for these dates. Outbound CMB–SFO: 4:15am–12:40pm, about 22 hours, one connection via Doha. Return SFO–CMB: 9:58am–1:55am, about 26½ hours, 2 connections via Los Angeles and Doha. Arrive home Dec 17. Shorter option Dec 8–15, Qatar Airways, Axel-exclusive $1,766.19 · See flights for these dates. Outbound CMB–SFO: 4:15am–12:40pm, about 22 hours, one connection via Doha. Return SFO–CMB: 3pm–1:55am, about 21½ hours, one connection via Doha. Arrive home Dec 17. About $10 more for the round trip.

Colombo to San Francisco flights: Axel price vs the airline fare

Yes. On all 12 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $92 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: $1,202 on Qatar Airways, Axel-exclusive $1,140 ($62 less).

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Colombo to San Francisco 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 $1,755.81 · Airline $1,858.00 · Save $102.19 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways / Alaska Airlines (out CMB–SFO 663 / 737 04:15–12:40, back SFO–CMB 303 / 740 / 658 09:58–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, 2 connections via Los Angeles and Doha back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,766.19 · Airline $1,868.00 · Save $101.81 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways (out CMB–SFO 663 / 737 04:15–12:40, back SFO–CMB 738 / 658 15:00–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, one connection via Doha back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,849.54 · Airline $1,951.00 · Save $101.46 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways / American Airlines (out CMB–SFO 663 / 737 04:15–12:40, back SFO–CMB 6316 / 740 / 658 12:00–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, 2 connections via Los Angeles and Doha back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,319.22 · Airline $1,396.00 · Save $76.78 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways / Alaska Airlines (out CMB–SFO 659 / 737 03:25–12:40, back SFO–CMB 414 / 740 / 658 10:15–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, 2 connections via Los Angeles and Doha back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,431.65 · Airline $1,507.00 · Save $75.35 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways / American Airlines (out CMB–SFO 659 / 737 03:25–12:40, back SFO–CMB 408 / 732 / 660 16:00–09:45+2; one connection via Doha out, 2 connections via Dallas and Doha back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,620.40 · Airline $1,712.00 · Save $91.60 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways (out CMB–SFO 659 / 737 03:25–12:40, back SFO–CMB 738 / 658 15:00–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, one connection via Doha back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.

January 2027

2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,745.18 · Airline $1,838.00 · Save $92.82 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways (out CMB–SFO 663 / 737 04:15–12:40, back SFO–CMB 738 / 662 15:00–02:45+2; one connection via Doha out, one connection via Doha back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,807.84 · Airline $1,904.00 · Save $96.16 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways / Alaska Airlines (out CMB–SFO 663 / 737 04:15–12:40, back SFO–CMB 303 / 740 / 658 10:27–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, 2 connections via Los Angeles and Doha back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,818.29 · Airline $1,915.00 · Save $96.71 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways / American Airlines (out CMB–SFO 663 / 737 04:15–12:40, back SFO–CMB 6451 / 740 / 658 11:47–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, 2 connections via Los Angeles and Doha back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,140.09 · Airline $1,202.00 · Save $61.91 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways (out CMB–SFO 659 / 737 03:25–12:40, back SFO–CMB 738 / 658 15:35–01:55+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 $1,203.01 · Airline $1,269.00 · Save $65.99 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways / Alaska Airlines (out CMB–SFO 659 / 737 03:25–12:40, back SFO–CMB 303 / 740 / 658 10:27–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, 2 connections via Los Angeles and Doha back). Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,213.44 · Airline $1,280.00 · Save $66.56 · See flights for these dates Qatar Airways / American Airlines (out CMB–SFO 659 / 737 03:25–12:40, back SFO–CMB 6451 / 740 / 658 11:47–01:55+2; one connection via Doha out, 2 connections via Los Angeles and Doha back). Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T19:13:03Z.

How we checked Colombo to San Francisco prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from CMB to SFO for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤31h out / ≤31h 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 → SFO. Each example names its actual airports.

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CMB–SFO · 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 $1,755.81 · Qatar Airways 663 / 737 · 04:15–12:40 local · 1 stop (DOH) · 21h 55m. Airline fare: $1,858.
Axel-exclusive $2,371.25 · Emirates 649 / 225 · 02:40–13:35 local · 1 stop (DXB) · 24h 25m. Airline fare: $2,500.
Axel-exclusive $2,371.25 · FZ 570 / 225 · 01:45–13:35 local · 1 stop (DXB) · 25h 20m. Airline fare: $2,500.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC

CMB–SFO · 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 $1,319.22 · Qatar Airways 659 / 737 · 03:25–12:40 local · 1 stop (DOH) · 22h 45m. Airline fare: $1,396.
Axel-exclusive $1,350.17 · Thai Airways 308 / 212 / 18 · 01:00–15:00 local · 2 stops (BKK, TPE) · 27h 30m. Airline fare: $1,428.
Axel-exclusive $1,454 · Cathay Pacific 610 / 870 · 00:45–09:45 local · 1 stop (HKG) · 22h 30m. Airline fare: $1,537.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC

CMB–SFO · 2027-01-19 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

Axel-exclusive $808.83 · China Eastern Airlines 714 / 5438 / 589 · 22:35–09:00 (January 21, 2027) local · 2 stops (KMG, PVG) · 47h 55m. Airline fare: $855. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $870.29 · Cathay Pacific 610 / 870 · 00:45–09:45 local · 1 stop (HKG) · 22h 30m. Airline fare: $919. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $4,462.15 · Cathay Pacific 610 / 862 · 00:45–07:05 local · 1 stop (HKG) · 19h 50m. Airline fare: $4,697. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC

CMB–SFO · 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 $1,140.09 · Qatar Airways 659 / 737 · 03:25–12:40 local · 1 stop (DOH) · 22h 45m. Airline fare: $1,202.
Axel-exclusive $1,537.11 · Cathay Pacific 610 / 870 · 00:45–09:45 local · 1 stop (HKG) · 22h 30m. Airline fare: $1,624.
Axel-exclusive $1,849.54 · Emirates 649 / 225 · 02:40–13:35 local · 1 stop (DXB) · 24h 25m. Airline fare: $1,951.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC

CMB–SFO · 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 $1,745.18 · Qatar Airways 663 / 737 · 04:15–12:40 local · 1 stop (DOH) · 21h 55m. Airline fare: $1,838.
Axel-exclusive $1,776.55 · Cathay Pacific 610 / 872 · 00:45–21:15 local · 1 stop (HKG) · 34h 0m. Airline fare: $1,874.
Axel-exclusive $2,171.61 · Emirates 649 / 225 · 02:40–13:35 local · 1 stop (DXB) · 24h 25m. Airline fare: $2,298.

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 · Cathay Pacific 5.9/10 · Alaska Airlines 7.6/10 · American Airlines 6.2/10 · Emirates 6.4/10 · Thai Airways 6.6/10. Every airline rated.

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