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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Australia

Citizens of Australia get a Sri Lanka visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Australia: the passport opens 109 countries visa-free; Canberra — Colombo: ≈ 8,610 km, about 11.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Sri Lanka visa rules at a glance

With a Australia passport you can visit 109 countries visa-free, 39 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Australia passport ranks 43rd of 199.
Australia passport: visa-free access to 109 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Australia and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Singapore, Thailand, Seychelles, Lesotho, Malawi, Tajikistan, Rwanda, Bahamas, Venezuela, Haiti, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Australia. Australia visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Canberra — Colombo: about 8,610 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5.5 hours.
Local time: Canberra 12:00 — Colombo 06:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 30th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Australia.