🇱🇰 Sri Lanka or 🇮🇳 India
Which one, honestly
Sri Lanka leads on the sea and getting around. India leads on cities.
A normal day costs about $70 in Sri Lanka and $65 in India.
Side by side
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇮🇳 India
- Jan, Feb, Mar, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $70A normal day$65
- 11h to ColomboNonstop from London8h 30m to Delhi
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- Not the drawCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- A car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow dayGetting aroundTrains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheap
- The southwest in May and June, and the east from October to DecemberWhen to avoidThe northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountains
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 India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
Full Sri Lanka guide →Full India guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 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.