+94 country code: Sri Lanka

Who uses +94

The +94 country code belongs to Sri Lanka, listed on this page under the official name Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The ISO code for the country is LK. Calls to +94 reach numbers in Sri Lanka, an island nation in Southern Asia within the wider Asian region. The capital is Colombo. Sinhala and Tamil are the languages of the country, and the currency is the Sri Lankan rupee. People from Sri Lanka are described as Sri Lankan.

Local time and number format

Sri Lanka uses a single time zone, Asia/Colombo, at UTC+05:30. A Sri Lankan mobile number written in international format looks like this: +94 71 234 5678. The country code comes first, then the mobile number as shown in the example. Use that layout when you store or share a number for calling or messaging from outside Sri Lanka.

Calling and messaging over the internet

You can call or message a +94 number using a data connection rather than a traditional international line. A voice or messaging app on your device carries the call over the internet, so the route depends on your data connection rather than a fixed line. This suits people contacting family, friends or colleagues in Sri Lanka from abroad, and Sri Lankans abroad keeping in touch with numbers back home. Keep the number in the +94 71 234 5678 layout so the app can route it correctly.

If the person you are contacting needs credit on their phone, Slashtel sends prepaid mobile top-ups to these Sri Lanka operators: Dialog, Mobitel, Hutch and Airtel. You can top up a Sri Lanka number through the recharge page, choosing the operator and the amount to send. This helps when a call or message depends on the recipient having balance on their mobile account. Top-ups are prepaid, so the credit is added to the Sri Lankan number you select. Together, internet calling and messaging plus prepaid top-ups cover both sides of staying in contact with a +94 number: the data connection for the call, and the mobile credit for the person receiving it.