🇪🇸 Spain or 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on cities and getting around. Sri Lanka leads on the sea, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $145 in Spain and $70 in Sri Lanka.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Dec
- $145A normal day$70
- 2h 30m to MadridNonstop from London11h to Colombo
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundA car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow day
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidThe southwest in May and June, and the east from October to December
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇱🇰 Choose Sri Lanka if
you want beaches, tea mountains, safari and ruins inside one small island, on a very small budget.
Full Spain guide →Full Sri Lanka guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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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.