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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Ethiopia

Citizens of Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia: the passport opens 12 countries visa-free; Addis Ababa — Colombo: ≈ 4,530 km, about 6 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 Ethiopia passport you can visit 12 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ethiopia passport ranks 189th of 199.
Ethiopia passport: visa-free access to 12 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Ethiopia and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia, Singapore, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Ethiopia. Ethiopia visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Addis Ababa — Colombo: about 4,530 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2.5 hours.
Local time: Addis Ababa 12:00 — Colombo 14:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 79th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ethiopia.