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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Thailand

Citizens of Thailand 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 Thailand: the passport opens 41 countries visa-free; Bangkok — Colombo: ≈ 2,380 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 Thailand passport you can visit 41 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 81 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Thailand passport ranks 121st of 199.
Thailand passport: visa-free access to 41 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Thailand and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Singapore, Tajikistan, Seychelles, Micronesia, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Dominica, Barbados, Haiti, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, don’t need a visa for Thailand. Thailand visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Bangkok — Colombo: about 2,380 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1.5 hours.
Local time: Bangkok 12:00 — Colombo 10:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 14th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Thailand.