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Colombo eSIM.

Sri Lanka's coastal capital — from Galle Face Green and Pettah's bazaars to Cinnamon Gardens cafés.

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1 · How many days?
10 days
2 · How much data?
3GBBest pricevalid 30 days£6.08£0.61/day
Cheapest plan covering your trip: 3GB, valid 30 days.
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1 × 3GB (valid 30 days) · 10-day trip£6.08

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Good to know in Colombo
Colombo has no city metro, so tuk-tuks rule — order through PickMe or Uber rather than flagging one down, as the in-app fare saves haggling and keeps a GPS record of your trip.

Does an eSIM work in Colombo?

Yes — the Sri Lanka eSIM works in Colombo wherever its partner networks have signal. Colombo enjoys the island's strongest coverage: reliable 4G and 4.5G everywhere, with early 5G in parts of the city on Dialog and SLT-Mobitel. Signal only really thins in older basement levels and dense market interiors.

Your guide to Colombo

Colombo eSIM: your local data guide.

Colombo moves fast, and you will lean on data to hail a PickMe tuk-tuk through Fort's traffic, find the best hopper stall in Pettah or pull up opening times for the Gangaramaya Temple. A Colombo eSIM connects you the moment you land at Bandaranaike, so maps, ride-hailing and rooftop-bar bookings along Galle Face are live before you reach the city.

One eSIM for Colombo and all of Sri Lanka. It's the national Sri Lanka eSIM — from £2.98/day with unlimited data, working the same in Colombo as it does the moment you leave it.
Landing at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)?

Install the QR at home, then switch the eSIM on as you taxi in — you're online before you reach the arrivals hall.

Colombo eSIM pricingbest-value plan · per day
Days
Per day
Total
Saving
3 days1GB
£0.85
£2.53
—
5 days1GB
£0.51
£2.53
−40%
7 days1GB
£0.36
£2.53
−57%
10 days3GBPopular
£0.61
£6.08
−28%
15 days3GB
£0.41
£6.08
−52%
30 days3GB
£0.20
£6.08
−76%
Unlimited plans7 days £21.33·15 days £44.69·30 days £89.39
Each trip length shows the best-value plan that covers it. Total always shown before you pay.
On the ground

Where you'll lean on data in Colombo.

Galle Face Green

Order a PickMe to the promenade, then post sunset kite-flying and street-food photos straight from the oceanfront.

Pettah & Fort

Lean on Google Maps and Translate to weave through Pettah's market lanes and the colonial-era Fort district.

Cinnamon Gardens (Colombo 7)

Look up café menus, gallery hours and boutique addresses while wandering the leafy, embassy-lined streets.

Mount Lavinia

Book a beachfront table and track your tuk-tuk south to Mount Lavinia's sands without losing signal.

The practical bit

Getting around Colombo on your eSIM.

Apps you'll want online in Colombo
  • PickMe— Sri Lanka's own ride-hailing super-app; books tuk-tuks and cars across Colombo with live tracking.
  • Uber— Widely available in Colombo for cars and tuk-tuks; live tracking and payment need data.
  • Kangaroo Cabs— Long-running Colombo metered-taxi app, handy for fixed-fare airport runs.
  • Google Maps— Live traffic through Fort, Pettah and Galle Road, plus walking routes.
How long to stay in Colombo

Most travellers spend two or three days in Colombo, usually bookending a wider Sri Lanka trip — enough for Fort, Pettah, a Galle Face sunset and the main temples.

How much data for Colombo

For a Colombo city break, 3-5 GB comfortably covers PickMe rides, live maps, restaurant bookings and social posts; pick Unlimited if you will stream, video-call home or hotspot a laptop from your hotel.

Coverage in Colombo

Colombo enjoys the island's strongest coverage: reliable 4G and 4.5G everywhere, with early 5G in parts of the city on Dialog and SLT-Mobitel. Signal only really thins in older basement levels and dense market interiors.

Where you're headed

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The short version.

A travel eSIM is data only. It sits next to your home SIM, so your number, texts and WhatsApp carry on as normal. Pick unlimited, priced per day, or a fixed bundle of GB if it's mostly maps and messages. Install it on Wi-Fi before you fly — the days only start once it first connects in Colombo, and it finds a partner network on its own.

Coverage in Sri Lanka.

4G LTE on partner networks — signal varies by area
Connected · 4G
  • Dialog
  • SLT-Mobitel
  • Hutch
Before you fly

Colombo eSIM questions, answered.

Yes. Activate it before you fly and your phone connects to Dialog, SLT-Mobitel or Hutch as you land at CMB in Katunayake, so you can book a PickMe or airport taxi for the 35-kilometre drive into Colombo straight away.
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