Getting in and visas for Sri Lanka

By plane

Sri Lankan Airlines [3] is a national flagship carrier operating to and from Colombo-Bandaranayake. Flights are available from origins throughout Europe, United States, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, the Middle East, India, and Pakistan. SL also flies to the nearby resort areas of Goa, India and the Maldives. Sri Lankan also code shares with Emirates Airlines of the United Arab Emirates. This allows for connections from places SL doesn't fly to itself such as North America. Mihin Lanka [4], Sri Lanka's first (and only) low-cost airline started operating in 2007. They fly to various points in India as well as Bangkok, Dubai, Male and Singapore. Other airlines include Singapore, Malaysia, Thai, Cathay Pacific, Qatar, Saudi Arabian, and LTU (Germany). From USA/Canada From the west coast of the USA/Canada, the distance is almost half-way around the world. Depending on your preferences, and how much spare time you have, consider a stopover in Europe or SE Asia. Another option (for both coasts) is the non-stop flights over the north pole to New Delhi, India from Chicago and Newark. In many cases, this may be the fastest route, but check if an Indian transit visa is required.

By ship

You can take Indian Shipping lines cargo and passenger ship from Trivandrum cheaper than the planes. WWW.SLPA.LK Sri Lanka port authority has information.