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Cheap International Calls to Sri Lanka

Planet Talk has a way to make cheap calls to Sri Lanka to suit everyone. If you want to make a cheap call to Sri Lanka immediately without opening an account, buying a calling card or using a credit card use a Planet Talk Instant access number right now and call Sri Lanka at a great rate. If you want to call Sri Lanka from your mobile phone without having to get a new SIM use Planet Talk Card and get Sri Lanka calling credit sent straight to your mobile. Open a Planet Talk Account for great quality lines to call Sri Lanka from a registered landline or mobile or with a PIN from any other phone.

 

Planet Talk Instant offers no nonsense, simple, cheap calls to Sri Lanka. Just dial the correct access number for Sri Lanka and when you hear the prompt just dial your Sri Lankan destination & that’s it you’re connected. You can make cheap calls from home, office or mobile (although mobile operators may charge more). You only pay for the call to the access number.

 


Only two simple steps to start calling instantly!

1. Find your destination.
2. Dial the access number & at the prompt dial your destination in full

 


Planet Talk Card is the simplest way to make a cheap call to Sri Lanka from your Mobile. Simply send an SMS to 88077 (charged at standard operator rate) and we will send you £5 international calling credit with an 0207 access number. Then just dial your access number followed by your Sri Lanka number to make a cheap call to Sri Lanka from your mobile.

 

You don’t need to go to the shops to buy calling cards for Sri Lanka, you don’t need to buy an extra SIM card for your call to Sri Lanka simply send a SMS to 88077 and we will add £5 international calling credit straight to your mobile, so you can start calling Sri Lanka immediately any time day or night. 

 


Only three simple steps to start calling instantly!

1. Text CARD to 88077 for a £5 top-up
2. Receive a reply from us with an 0207 access number
3. Dial the access number 0202 669 0999 followed by your destination in full
E.G SRI LANKA 00 94 1234 5678

 


Planet Talk Account is a prepay account giving you access to cheap calls to Sri Lanka and with great functions to help you make cheap calls to Sri Lanka from home, from your mobile or from any UK landline.


Planet Talk Account helps you manage your finances, using our easily accessible balance information allowing you to keep in touch with your friends and family in Sri Lanka without worrying about the cost.

You can sign up online or over the phone you can start saving on your calls to Sri Lanka almost immediately. Plus you get £10 FREE call credit whenever you introduce a customer.

We are consistently reviewing our call charges to make sure that with Planet Talk Account offer the best rates to Sri Lanka of all pre-pay cheap international calls accounts.

 

What time is it in Sri Lanka?
Remember to plan the time of your call to Sri Lanka. You don’t want to wake grandma up in the middle of the night.


Time Difference between UK and Sri Lanka:
With Daylight Savings (BST) + 4.5 hours
Without Daylight Savings (GMT) + 5.5 hours

 

 

Festival Calendar

We have put together a calendar of important dates so you have no excuses, let your family and friends know you're thinking of them during these special times of year by making that cheap call to Sri Lanka with Planet Talk.

Sri Lanka Important dates 2009

Tuesday 1 January
New Year

 

January*
Tamil Thai Pongal Day

 

January*
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day

 

Wednesday 4 February
National Day

 

February*
Navam Full Moon Poya Day

March*
Maha Sivarathri Day

Monday 9 March
Milad un-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet)

 

Friday 10 April
Good Friday

April*
Sinhala and Tamil New Year

April*
Bak Full Moon Poya Day

 

Friday 1 May 
May Day

June*
Poson Full Moon Poya Day

July*
Esala Full Moon Poya Day

August*
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day

September*
Binara Full Moon Poya Day

 

Monday 21 September*
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Friday 1 May – Saturday 2 May
Vesak (Buddha Day)

October*
Vap Full Moon Poya Day

 

Sunday 18 October
Deepavali

November*
Il Full Moon Poya Day

Saturday 28 November
Eid al-Adha (Hadji Festival Day).

 

December*
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day

 

Friday 25 December
Christmas Day
 
* Date to be confirmed.
Buddhist calendar for 2009

About 70% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Buddhist; use our Buddhist calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka

Tuesday 27 January

Losar (start)

 

 

Sunday 8 February

Parinirvana - Nirvana day

 

Sunday 15 February

Nirvana day (alternative date)

Thursday 9 April

Theravada New Year

 

Saturday 9 May

Wesak or Buddha day

 

Tuesday 7 July

Asala - Dharma Day

 

Tuesday 8 December

Bodhi Day

 

 

 

Hindu calendar for 2009

About 15% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Hindu; use our Hindu calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka

Wednesday 14 January
Makar Sankrant
Makar Sankrant celebrates the sun's journey into the northern hemisphere.

 

Friday 3 April
Rama Navami
Birthday of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu and the hero of the Ramayana

Wednesday 5 August
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan celebrates brotherhood and love.

Saturday 19 September
Navaratri (start)
Navaratri (nine nights) symbolises the triumph of good over evil and marks the start of autumn.

Monday 28 September
Dussera
Celebrates Lord Rama's victory over the evil demon Ravana.

Saturday 17 October
Diwali

Diwali, the festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia. It is an occasion for celebrations by Hindus as well as Jains and Sikhs.

 

Christian calendar for 2009

About 7.5% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Christian; use our Christian calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka

 

Saturday 14 February
St Valentine's Day

 

Tuesday 24 February
Shrove Tuesday

 

Wednesday 25 February
Ash Wednesday

 

Monday 2 March
Clean Monday - Beginning of Lent (Orthodox)

 

Tuesday 17 March
St Patrick's Day

Sunday 22 March
Mothering Sunday

Sunday 5 April
Palm Sunday

 

Thursday 9 April
Maundy Thursday

Friday 10 April
Good Friday

Sunday 12 April
Easter Sunday (Western)

 

Sunday 19 April
Easter (Orthodox)

Sunday 14 June
Corpus Christi

Saturday 31 October
Hallowe'en (All Hallows' Eve)

 

Sunday 1 November
All Saints' Day (Hallowmas, All Hallows')

Sunday 29 November
Advent Sunday

Tuesday 8 December
Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Thursday 24 December
Christmas Eve

Friday 25 December
Christmas Day

Sikh calendar for 2009

There are about 19,215,730 Sikhs in Sri Lanka, use our Sikh calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka

 

Monday 5 January
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Nanakshahi calendar)

Saturday 31 January
Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi calendar)

 

Wednesday 11 March
Hola Mohalla (Lunar Calendar)

Monday 13 April
Vaisakhi

Tuesday 14 April
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Nanakshahi calendar)
Hola Mohalla (Nanakshahi Calendar)

 

Saturday 18 April
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)

Saturday 2 May
Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)

Saturday 23 May
Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar)

 

Tuesday 16 June
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)

Sunday 5 July
Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar)

Thursday 23 July
Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Nanakshahi calendar)

 

Friday 9 October
Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar)

Saturday 17 October
Diwali

Monday 2 November
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Lunar Calendar)

 

Tuesday 24 November
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)

Muslim calendar for 2009

About 7.5% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Muslim; use our Muslim calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka.

 

Wednesday 7 January
Ashura
Islamic holy day observed on the 10th of the Islamic month of Muharram. Shi'ite Muslims mark the martydom of the Prophet's grandson, Hussein.

 

Monday 9 March
Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad)
Shia Muslims celebrate this 5 days later.

Saturday 14 March
Milad un Nabi (Shia)
Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Sunni Muslims celebrate this 5 days earlier.

Saturday 22 August
Ramadan (start)
Ramadan is the Muslim month of fasting.

 

Monday 21 September
Eid-Ul-Fitr
The end of Ramadan when Muslims celebrate the end of fasting.

Saturday 28 November
Eid-Ul-Adha
Festival of Sacrifice marking the day after Arafat.

Friday 18 December
Al-Hijira
Islamic New Year; marks the migration of the Prophet Mohammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina

 

Sunday 27 December
Ashura
Islamic holy day observed on the 10th of the Islamic month of Muharram. Shi'ite Muslims mark the martydom of the Prophet's grandson, Hussein..

 

Hindu calendar for 2009

About 15% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Hindu; use our Hindu calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka

Wednesday 14 January
Makar Sankrant
Makar Sankrant celebrates the sun's journey into the northern hemisphere.

Friday 3 April
Rama Navami
Birthday of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu and the hero of the Ramayana

Wednesday 5 August
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan celebrates brotherhood and love.

Saturday 19 September
Navaratri (start)
Navaratri (nine nights) symbolises the triumph of good over evil and marks the start of autumn.

Monday 28 September
Dussera
Celebrates Lord Rama's victory over the evil demon Ravana.

Saturday 17 October
Diwali

Diwali, the festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia. It is an occasion for celebrations by Hindus as well as Jains and Sikhs.

Christian calendar for 2009

About 7.5% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Christian; use our Christian calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka

 

Saturday 14 February
St Valentine's Day

 

Tuesday 24 February
Shrove Tuesday

 

Wednesday 25 February
Ash Wednesday

 

Monday 2 March
Clean Monday - Beginning of Lent (Orthodox)

 

Tuesday 17 March
St Patrick's Day

Sunday 22 March
Mothering Sunday

Sunday 5 April
Palm Sunday

 

Thursday 9 April
Maundy Thursday

Friday 10 April
Good Friday

Sunday 12 April
Easter Sunday (Western)

 

Sunday 19 April
Easter (Orthodox)

Sunday 14 June
Corpus Christi

Saturday 31 October
Hallowe'en (All Hallows' Eve)

 

Sunday 1 November
All Saints' Day (Hallowmas, All Hallows')

 

Sunday 29 November
Advent Sunday

Tuesday 8 December
Feast of the Immaculate Conception

 

Thursday 24 December
Christmas Eve

Friday 25 December
Christmas Day

Sikh calendar for 2009

There are about 19,215,730 Sikhs in Sri Lanka, use our Sikh calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka

 

Monday 5 January
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Nanakshahi calendar)

Saturday 31 January
Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi calendar)

 

Wednesday 11 March
Hola Mohalla (Lunar Calendar)

Monday 13 April
Vaisakhi

Tuesday 14 April
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Nanakshahi calendar)
Hola Mohalla (Nanakshahi Calendar)

 

Saturday 18 April
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)

Saturday 2 May
Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)

Saturday 23 May
Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar)

 

Tuesday 16 June
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)

Sunday 5 July
Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar)

Thursday 23 July
Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Nanakshahi calendar)

 

Friday 9 October
Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar)

Saturday 17 October
Diwali

Monday 2 November
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Lunar Calendar)

Tuesday 24 November
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)


Sri Lanka News

UK mobile market growth 'may slow' in 2010
Monday, Mar 01, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Account News
The accelerated growth of the UK mobile market may not continue in 2010, it has been suggested.read more
International calls: Cruise holidays 'set to take Asia by storm'
Monday, Feb 01, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Account News
Cruising holidays are likely to gain in popularity in Asian countries over the next ten years, it is believed.read more
Cheap calls: International travellers 'should carry money and plastic'
Friday, Jan 29, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Account News
Tourists should carry cash and plastic when they travel overseas, according to an expert.read more
Cheap international calls: Sri Lanka voting underway
Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Account News
Sri Lankans are heading to the polls in a landmark election.read more
Touchscreen mobile sales 'set to explode by 2013'
Friday, Mar 05, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Card News
Touchscreen mobile devices will dominate the international market by 2013, according to Gartner.read more
Cheap calls: International travel 'set for increase'
Thursday, Jan 07, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Card News
More people intend to take international trips in 2010 than last year, it is believed.read more
Cheap calls: International travel guides available on electronic reader
Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009
Filed Under :Planet Talk Card News
International travellers will now be able to read the latest Lonely Planet guides on the new Kindle reader.read more
Cheap calls: Women 'crave' Thelma & Louise adventures
Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009
Filed Under :Planet Talk Card News
Women are more adventurous when they go travelling with female companions, according to a new poll.read more
'More competition' in Sri Lankan mobile market
Monday, Mar 08, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Instant News
The Sri Lankan mobile market is seeing more competition, which could be good news for people making international calls to Sri Lanka.read more
Drivers continuing to make calls from car, poll shows
Friday, Feb 26, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Instant News
British motorists are still making phone calls from their car despite changes to the law making it illegal.read more
International calls: Travel agents bid to establish training academy
Wednesday, Feb 03, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Instant News
Travel agents get together in the hope of setting up a specialist training academy.read more
Cheap calls: International tourism sector 'in recovery'
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Instant News
A recovery is underway in the international tourism sector, it is believed.read more

 

 
Sri Lanka Area Codes

Akkaraipattu - 00 + 94 + 67

 

Colombo (Central) - 00 + 94 + 11

 

Dehiwela - 00 + 94 + 1

 

Galle - 00 + 94 + 91

 

Jaffna - 00 + 94 + 21

 

Kalmunai - 00 + 94 + 67

 

Kaluwanchikudy - 00 + 94 + 65

 

Kandy - 00 + 94 + 81

 

Kurunegala - 00 + 94 + 37

 

Laggala Pallegana - 00 + 94 + 66

 

Mobile - 00 + 94 + 71 to 75, 77, 78

 

Moratuwa - 00 + 94 + 1

 

Nawalapitiya - 00 + 94 + 54

 

Negombo - 00 + 94 + 31

 

Nuwara Eliya - 00 + 94 + 52

 

Panadura - 00 + 94 + 38

 

Peradeniya - 00 + 94 + 8

 

Pilimaialawa - 00 + 94 + 8

 

Pundaluoya - 00 + 94 + 51

 

Talatuoya - 00 + 94 + 8

 

Trincomalee - 00 + 94 + 26

 
 
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