Sri Lanka’s official currency is Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR). You can easily exchange any major currency notes such as USD, GBP, AUD and Euros at the arrival lounge of Colombo International Airport
Sri Lanka’s official currency is Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR). You can easily exchange any major currency notes such as USD, GBP, AUD and Euros at the arrival lounge of Colombo International Airport from a banking counter. If you forget or miss to do it, go to any bank in Sri Lanka in any city for currency exchange. You need to produce your passport for currency exchange in the banks.
Visa and Master Credit cards are widely accepted in Hotels, Restaurants and shops. Make sure you contact your card issuing bank before arriving in Sri Lanka to enable the card to use in Sri Lanka. American Express and Dinners Club Cards are not widely accepted.
ATM machines which supports Visa, Mastercard, Sirrus, Maestro and Plus networks are widely distributed in main and small towns. These will enable you to draw Sri Lankan currency at ease.