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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Israel

Citizens of Israel 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 Israel: the passport opens 105 countries visa-free; Jerusalem — Colombo: ≈ 5,380 km, about 7 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 Israel passport you can visit 105 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Israel passport ranks 46th of 199.
Israel passport: visa-free access to 105 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Israel and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malawi, Lesotho, Thailand, Singapore, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Bahamas, Haiti, Micronesia, Kiribati, and Vanuatu.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Israel. Israel visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Jerusalem — Colombo: about 5,380 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2.5 hours.
Local time: Jerusalem 12:00 — Colombo 14:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 104th closest of 185 destinations open to citizens of Israel.