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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Germany

Citizens of Germany 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 Germany: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Berlin — Colombo: ≈ 7,820 km, about 10.5 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 Germany passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Germany passport ranks 6th of 199.
Germany passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Germany and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Tajikistan, Gambia, Seychelles, Dominica, Malawi, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Grenada, Haiti, Venezuela, Thailand, Lesotho, Singapore, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Germany. Germany visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Berlin — Colombo: about 7,820 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3.5 hours.
Local time: Berlin 12:00 — Colombo 15:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 132nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Germany.