FAQ

The Sri Lankan currency is the Rupee (Rs), divided in to 100 cents. Notes come in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 & 5000. Breakdown larger notes when you change money – it can sometimes be a problem to breakdown a larger Rs 5,000 note.

The average flight distance from Rome is 11 hours. Colombo is 7,618 km from Rome. The most popular airlines are: Air Arabia, Air Asia Berhad, Air China, Air India, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern, Emirates, Ethihad Airways, Fly Dubai, Jet Airways, Korean Airways, Kuwait Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, Mihin Lanka, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Rotana Jet Aviation, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SpiceJet, SriLankan Airlines, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines.

+4h.30 compared to Italy; +3h.30 when daylight saving time is in effect in Italy. here.

Travelers of Italian nationality, as well as most visitors who want to enter Sri Lanka, can obtain a tourist visa, valid for 30 days, upon arrival at the airport or through the Electronic Travel Authorization website. To obtain it, you need a passport with a residual validity of six months after the date of arrival, and a return or onward flight ticket.

Tropical monsoon climate and hot humid. The rainy monsoon season is from May to September in the south-western regions and from November to April in the north-eastern ones. However, lately the seasons have become less predictable, and even in the non-monsoon periods there can be frequent showers. The average temperatures range from 28 to 33 degrees Celsius. Inland, in the highland and mountainous area, the climate is more temperate and cooler, reaching 2-3 degrees in some high mountain locations.