🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on cities. Sri Lanka leads on nature, food and value for money.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $70 in Sri Lanka.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Dec
- $130A normal day$70
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London11h to Colombo
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- GoodCities and cultureNot the draw
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- GoodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundA car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow day
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidThe southwest in May and June, and the east from October to December
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
🇱🇰 Choose Sri Lanka if
you want beaches, tea mountains, safari and ruins inside one small island, on a very small budget.
Full Cyprus guide →Full Sri Lanka guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 20 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.