The foreign passport must be valid at least 6 months beyond
intended stay in Sri Lanka. Visas may be obtained at the
Airport for a 30-day period. However, citizens of some
countries need to obtain visas prior to their arrival
in Sri Lanka. Please contact the Sri Lankan High Commission/Embassy
in your country for further details.
A number of duty free shops are available at both the
Arrival and Departure Terminals selling a variety of
products including handicrafts, silk items, jewellery,
perfumes, cashew and tea.
The duty free concessions allowed into Sri Lanka:
2 bottles of wine
1 ½ litres
of spirits
2 ounces of perfume
and ¼ litre of toilet water
Custom Duty applicable for tobacco products
If you visit Sri Lanka for a short period of time (up
to 45 days) you can take advantage of the Airport's
bond baggage facility. Your baggage will be checked
by Customs and Airport Security and then will be sealed
and transferred to the departure terminal where it will
be stored until your next flight. The payment is to
be made when collecting your baggage. For further information
please contact Tel: +94 112 252861 Ext: 3019.
There are a number of fully air-conditioned day rooms
with attached toilets for transit passengers who wish
to stretch out and rest. These rooms are available at
both the arrival and departure terminals.
Shower rooms are available in the transit lounge for
your convenience.
These facilities are provided by the Airport and Aviation
Services Ltd.
SriLankan Airlines operates a restaurant in the transit
lounge. The restaurant serves both local and international
cuisine.
An intercity bus service operates from the Airport.
Buses leave for Colombo every 30 minutes. An Airport
Taxi Service with a fleet of over 600 vehicles also
operates a counter at the arrival lobby. The Taxi Service
can be contacted on Tel: +94 112 252861 Ext: 3097
If you are flying into Colombo on a SriLankan Airlines
flight and are in transit for over 8 hours before connecting
to another SriLankan Airlines flight, SriLankan Airlines
will provide you with hotel accommodation, airport transfers
and meals for a maximum of 24 hours. You can contact
the Nightstop (CPS) counter at the Airport on +94 197 33 2407. Conditions do apply. Please contact your travel
agent or your nearest SriLankan
Airlines Office for further information.
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