Country calling code
Sri Lanka country code: +94
To call Sri Lanka from another country, dial your exit code, then 94, then the national number without the leading 0. A Sri Lanka mobile number dialled from abroad looks like +94 71 234 5678.
- Country code
- +94
- Exit code (IDD)
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- Mobile number length
- 9 digits
- ISO country code
- LK
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30
- Capital
- Colombo
- Currency
- LKR
How to call Sri Lanka
- 1
Dial the exit code of the country you are in. 011 in the US and Canada, 00 in the UK and most of Europe, 0011 in Australia. On a mobile phone, press and hold 0 to type + instead.
- 2
Dial 94, the country code of Sri Lanka.
- 3
Dial the local number without the leading 0. Numbers written for callers inside Sri Lanka start with the trunk prefix 0; it is dropped when you call from abroad.
| Calling from | You dial |
|---|---|
| Inside Sri Lanka | 071 234 5678 |
| Any mobile phone | +94 71 234 5678 |
| United States or Canada | 011 94 71 234 5678 |
| UK, Germany, India and most countries | 00 94 71 234 5678 |
| Australia | 0011 94 71 234 5678 |
| Japan | 010 94 71 234 5678 |
Example with the Sri Lanka sample number +94712345678.
Calling abroad from Sri Lanka
Dial the exit code 00, then the country code and the number. To call the US from Sri Lanka: 00 1 + area code + number.
Sri Lanka phone number format
Example numbers for each number type, written the way they are dialled inside Sri Lanka and from abroad. The length counts the digits after the country code.
| Type | National format | International format | E.164 | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | 071 234 5678 | +94 71 234 5678 | +94712345678 | 9 |
| Landline | 0112 345 678 | +94 112 345 678 | +94112345678 | 9 |
| UAN (universal access) | 0197 312 345 | +94 197 312 345 | +94197312345 | 9 |
Mobile networks in Sri Lanka
The first digits of a number show which network the number range was assigned to. Numbers can be ported to another network later.
Dialog
3 prefixesMobitel
2 prefixesAirtel
1 prefixesEtisalat
1 prefixesHutch
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{
"valid": true,
"international_format": "+94712345678",
"country_prefix": "+94",
"country_code": "LK",
"line_type": "mobile",
"carrier": "…",
"e164_format": "+94712345678",
"national_format": "071 234 5678"
}