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Sri Lanka travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Sri Lanka: travel advice level, plug type D/G, 230V, emergency 119, currency LKR.

📷 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte · T Chamika · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-09-21

Latest change (original, English)
Addition of information about heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides (‘Warnings and insurance’ page)

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalSri Jayawardenepura Kotte
CurrencyLKR
LanguagesTamil, Sinhala
Calling code+94
Emergency numbers119 · 110
Plug typesType D, Type G
Voltage230 V
Driving sideLeft
Population21M
Type DType G

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📷 Photos

Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Donald McKague · Public domain · Commons
White House Photo Office · Public domain · Commons
Balou46 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
NAPARAZZI · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Grayswoodsurrey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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