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eSIM Sri Lanka

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How many eSIMs?

For family or friends: each eSIM has its own QR code, and you pay once.

1

You buy in a few minutes, and the eSIM is waiting in your account straight away. See how to install an eSIM on your phone.

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Polish operators’ roaming vs eSIM: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: what the Polish operators charge for a data package there, next to our cheapest eSIM plans of the same size. The operators’ package prices come from their price lists (date checked below the table).

OperatorAbout 1 GBAbout 5 GB
Orange15,00 zł1 GB · 24 h79,00 zł10 GB · 15 days
Plus15,00 zł1 GB · 24 h · check your tariff130,00 zł5 GB · 30 days · check your tariff
T-Mobile49,00 zł1 GB · 30 days99,00 zł5 GB · 7 days
Play100,00 zł1 GB · 14 days150,00 zł5 GB · 14 days
siEmanko! eSIMPLN 9.901 GB · 7 daysPLN 43.205 GB · 30 days

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Before you fly

Internet in Sri Lanka without roaming: a guide

Internet in Sri Lanka: roaming, a Sri Lankan SIM or an eSIM?

Sri Lanka lies in Polish operators' distant, expensive roaming zone. You can buy a Dialog or Mobitel tourist SIM at Colombo airport with your passport, but after a night flight there is a queue, and then swapping the card in your phone. An eSIM bought in Poland works from the moment you land: a tuk-tuk from an app, the map to the hotel, a message to the family.

OptionWhat you have to doPolish numberCost of data
Roaming package from your Polish operatorTurn it on in the operator's appStaysVery expensive
Sri Lankan SIM (Dialog, Mobitel, Hutch)A stand at the airport, your passport, swapping the cardGone from the phoneCheap, but with a queue
siEmanko! eSIM bought before you flyFive minutes at home over Wi-FiStaysThe package price up front

What to know about Sri Lanka in particular

  • PickMe and Uber order a tuk-tuk and a taxi with the price known up front; in Colombo, Kandy and Galle they are essential.
  • Trains. The famous Kandy–Ella line: you check the timetables and tickets on your phone, and send photos from the window.
  • Coverage is good on the coast and in the towns, drops out in the tea hills, and is sometimes absent in the national parks.
  • The monsoon. The south-west has rain from May to September, the east from October to January; you keep checking the forecast.

How much data for a trip to Sri Lanka

TripHow much to takeWhat it covers
A week on the beach3 GBPickMe, maps, messaging apps, photos
Two or three weeks touring5–10 GBInstagram, bookings, a translator
A month or remote work20 GBVideo calls, files, films

Before you fly

  1. 1.
    Dial *#06#: an EID line means the phone supports eSIM. The phone must not be locked to an operator.
  2. 2.
    Choose a package for Sri Lanka and pay with BLIK, a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
  3. 3.
    Install the eSIM at home over Wi-Fi: instructions for your phone.
  4. 4.
    After landing, switch data to the eSIM and turn on data roaming on it.

Questions about the internet in Sri Lanka

Does the eSIM work in the tea hills?

In Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Ella, yes; on the trails between them, with gaps.

Does a layover in Dubai or Doha use up the package?

No. The package works only on Sri Lankan networks.

Do I have to register with my passport?

Not with an eSIM bought in Poland. Registration applies to SIM cards bought locally.

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