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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of the United Kingdom

Citizens of the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom: the passport opens 115 countries visa-free; London — Colombo: ≈ 8,710 km, about 11.5 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 United Kingdom passport you can visit 115 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 32 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Kingdom passport ranks 34th of 199.
United Kingdom passport: visa-free access to 115 countries; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Gambia, Rwanda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Grenada, Haiti, Venezuela, Malawi, Seychelles, Lesotho, Thailand, Singapore, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United Kingdom. United Kingdom visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

London — Colombo: about 8,710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4.5 hours.
Local time: London 12:00 — Colombo 16:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 149th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Kingdom.