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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of India

Citizens of India 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 India: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; New Delhi — Colombo: ≈ 2,430 km, about 3.5 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 India passport you can visit 26 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 57 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the India passport ranks 157th of 199.
India passport: visa-free access to 26 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of India and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Thailand, Seychelles, Rwanda, Micronesia, Gambia, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: Tamil.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to India. India visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

New Delhi — Colombo: about 2,430 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 13th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of India.