Colombo, Sri Lanka: €1,282 Lufthansa Business Class Flights from Sweden

Star Alliance member Lufthansa in collaboration with Oneworld member SriLankan Airlines brings us today a business class deal from Sweden to Colombo, Sri Lanka starting at SEK 14,532 (~€1,282). Departures are available between May and January 2025. All itineraries involved require two stops: one in Europe and one in India.

Stockholm at SEK 14,532 (~€1,282)

Gothenburg at SEK 14,739 (~€1,300)

Info

The cheapest fare can only be rebooked for a fee of approximately €250 (plus fare difference).

Our availability calendar highlights all possible flight dates at the lowest price for trips up to 28 days. It will forward you to Lufthansa with your selected flight dates.

You will fly with Swiss Airbus 330 for long-haul flights, and/or Lufthansa Airbus 380 for long-haul flights from Munich to Delhi. Alternatively, you can travel with Lufthansa via Frankfurt on a Boeing 747 to Bangalore.

Many of our readers may have already experienced Lufthansa’s business class. Generally, Travel-Dealz writers and readers are not big fans of the Lufthansa business class, even though it is definitely not bad. One reason for that is that the service is too inconsistent: From extremely friendly and quick to unfriendly and slow – everything is possible with Lufthansa, even in business class.

With SWISS, it very much depends on the specific seat, as SWISS has a throne seat in every row. While the double seats share a platform in the middle, the throne seat has its own platform on each side, which you won’t have to share with anyone. Those seats thus offer privacy and comfort to an extent that the other seats cannot compete with. Therefore, you may be disappointed if you don’t get one of the throne seats, even if the other seats obviously also have a very high standard.

The last leg from India to Colombo is operated by SriLankan Airlines in their business class cabin. Equipment varies from A320 family planes with 2-2 Recliners in business class to Airbus A330-200, which feature lie-flat-seats in a 2-2-2 pattern.

Search & Book

The fare doesn’t have an expiration date, but a minimum stay of eight days, and a maximum stay of twelve months applies. Departure are available between May 2024 and January 2025.

You can find suitable dates using our calendar above or with the help of Google Flights. We recommend booking directly on Lufthansa’s website, but you can find cheaper prices with Skyscanner. However, booking on OTAs has its downsides.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

This ticket is issued in booking class P for the Lufthansa flights and I for SriLankan Airlines. Here are the miles and points you can earn from this deal:

17,240 CV Points on Vistara Club Vistara
10,776 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
8,832 Points on SAS EuroBonus
8,620 Award Miles + 1,724 PQP on United MileagePlus
8,620 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
8,620 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
8,620 Award Miles on LATAM Pass
7,976 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
6,034 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
4,504 Award Miles + 480 Points on Miles&More
4,468 Miles on SriLankan FlySmiLes
3,722 Award Miles on Etihad Guest
3,276 Miles on Alaska Mileage Plan
2,978 AsiaMiles + 40 Club Points on Asia Miles
2,978 Avios + 80 Tier Points on British Airways Executive Club
2,978 Avios + 24 Qpoints on Qatar Privilege Club
2,978 Avios + 230 Elite Points on Iberia Plus
2,978 Miles on American AAdvantage
2,978 Miles on Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer
2,978 Points on Finnair Plus
2,978 Miles on Royal Jordanian Royal Club
2,978 Points + 8 Elite Points on Malaysia Airlines Enrich
2,978 Miles on Japan Airlines Mileage Bank

Data provided by miles.travel-dealz.com. Without guarantee on correctness.

Destination

Information & Tips for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The island is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. The legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the commercial capital and largest city, Colombo.

Best Time To Visit

The best time to visit the west and south coasts and hill country is from December to March, while the best weather on the east coast is from April/May to September.