SriLankan Airlines Increases Weekly Melbourne Flights, Raising Australian Services to 14
SriLankan Airlines will increase its weekly flights to Melbourne by three from November 15, in response to growing travel demand between Sri Lanka and Australia. The expansion will raise the airline’s total weekly services to Australia to 14, including four weekly flights to Sydney, while improving passenger connectivity, cargo capacity and transit options through Colombo.
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13 November 2026; Colombo – SriLankan Airlines will be stepping up its Australia Services to 14 weekly flights with three more Melbourne frequencies from 15 November 2026, amid growing demand for travel between the two countries. The airline remains firmly committed to the Australian market, taking a long-term strategic view of its operations in the country. Australia is one of Sri Lanka's fastest-growing inbound tourism markets, driven by both leisure travel and diaspora traffic.
The three additional weekly frequencies will operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Flight UL 608 will depart Colombo at 14:15 hrs and arrive in Melbourne at 05:40 hrs local time the following morning, while the return flight, UL 609, will depart Melbourne at 07:10 hrs and arrive in Colombo at 12:10 hrs local time.
In addition to the new frequencies, the airline will continue to operate its daily service, UL604, which departs Colombo at 00:35 hrs and arrives in Melbourne at 16:00 hrs. The return flight, UL605, departs Melbourne at 17:30 hrs and arrives in Colombo at 22:30 hrs.
The new schedule is designed to offer greater connectivity and convenience for travellers journeying between the two cities and beyond, whether for leisure, higher education or visits to friends and relatives. The additional Melbourne frequencies offer shorter transit times for passengers connecting through Colombo to both SriLankan Airlines’ online destinations, including London, Chennai, Delhi and Malé, and a range of offline destinations across Australia and New Zealand through the airline’s partner network.
For cargo customers, the enhanced schedule brings added benefits through improved capacity and more efficient connections, with reduced transit times for shipments originating from Melbourne and transiting through Colombo, particularly to destinations in the Middle East.
The increased frequencies will further strengthen Colombo’s role as a regional hub, enabling South Asian travellers to connect seamlessly to Melbourne via Sri Lanka, while bringing SriLankan Airlines’ total weekly flights to Australia to 14, including four weekly services to Sydney. For more information and bookings, visit www.srilankan.com or follow us on our social media.
