Can you pay for Uber taxi in Sri Lanka with cash?

Yes, of course you can. Immediately after installing Uber and registering, this payment method will be available by default, and if you want to add a card for payment, you can do so in the account settings. But Russian cards do not work there, including UnionPay, so if you don't have a foreign card, you need to pay for the trip in cash at the end. Also note that only the international version of Uber works in Sri Lanka, not the one that works in Russia. Therefore, you need to additionally install this application from the app store.

More details about taxis in Sri Lanka and how to use them are explained here - https://nashaplaneta.net/asia/srilanka/art-shri-lanka-taxi-ceny

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