🇱🇰 Sri Lanka or 🇪🇸 Spain
Which one, honestly
Sri Lanka leads on the sea, nature and value for money. Spain leads on cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $70 in Sri Lanka and $145 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇪🇸 Spain
- Jan, Feb, Mar, DecBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $70A normal day$145
- 11h to ColomboNonstop from London2h 30m to Madrid
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Not the drawCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- A car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow dayGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- The southwest in May and June, and the east from October to DecemberWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
Pick by what you want
🇱🇰 Choose Sri Lanka if
you want beaches, tea mountains, safari and ruins inside one small island, on a very small budget.
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Sri Lanka guide →Full Spain 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.