How far is the nearest beach from Columbo airport [Sri Lanka] please?

Question

I have a 13.5 hour stopover on Friday, is it feasable to go to a beach and back, although I arrive at 16.10!! Or is there anything else I can do to unwind and de-stress as I hate flying.

PS. I have a British passport, do I need a visa to leave the airport. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Mount Lavinia. 12 Km south of Colombo.

Probably you won't need visa, srilanka being commonwealth, but please confirm. Anyway, you have a stop over, so transit visa won't be a problem.

Have a nice trip!

see-

http://www.info.lk/srilanka/srilankatrav...