Sri Lanka reopens to foreign travelers with COVID-19 testing requirements

After nearly ten months’ closure due to COVID-19, the South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka has just reopened to international travelers for the first time since its borders were sealed back in March 2020. Yesterday, operations fully resumed at the country’s two international airports to accommodate commercial flights.

But, this tourism reopening is being conducted very carefully. While there are no quarantine restrictions, travelers will need negative results from a PCR test taken within 96 hours of their departure to enter Sri Lanka, another PCR test upon arrival, and a third to be taken between five and seven days later. PCR tests at the destination come at a cost of about USD $40.

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