The aircraft landed at Singapore’s Changi Airport at 7:17 pm (1117 GMT), according to AFP journalists on site.
Journalists had descended on Changi after news emerged that the president was heading to the city-state.
Rajapaksa, 73, fled Sri Lanka after protesters overran his palace on the weekend as the country grapples with a dire economic crisis.
He is expected to look to stay in the city-state for some time, according to Sri Lankan security sources, before potentially moving to the United Arab Emirates.
AFP
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