How many countries can Costa Rica passport holders visit visa-free?

Costa Rica passport holders can enter 170 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 90 fully visa-free, plus 80 with visa on arrival, eVisa, or eTA, out of 198 destinations in our dataset.

How many countries require a visa for Costa Rica passport holders?

28 destinations require Costa Rica passport holders to arrange a visa before travelling. They are shown in red on the map above.

What is the Costa Rica passport ranking?

The Costa Rica passport ranks #15 in the world by the number of destinations reachable without a prior visa, according to passportindex.org data.

Is this visa information up to date?

The data is from passportindex.org and was last updated 2026-02-18. Entry rules can change at short notice, so always confirm with the official embassy or consulate before booking.

Which popular destinations can Costa Rica passport holders visit visa-free?

Popular visa-free trips for Costa Rica passport holders include France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece, and Portugal.

Costa Rica Passport Visa Requirements

With a Costa Rica passport you can visit 170 of 198 destinations without getting a visa first. That puts it at #15 in the world.

90visa-free

80on arrival / eVisa

28visa required

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Visa on arrival / eVisa
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All destinations for Costa Rica passport holders

Africa54

AlgeriaVisa required
AngolaVisa required
BeninVisa on arrival / eVisa
BotswanaVisa-free
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival / eVisa
BurundiVisa on arrival / eVisa
CameroonVisa on arrival / eVisa
Cape VerdeVisa on arrival / eVisa
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa on arrival / eVisa
ComorosVisa on arrival / eVisa
CongoVisa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival / eVisa
DR CongoVisa on arrival / eVisa
EgyptVisa on arrival / eVisa
Equatorial GuineaVisa on arrival / eVisa
EritreaVisa required
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
GabonVisa on arrival / eVisa
GambiaVisa required
GhanaVisa required
GuineaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival / eVisa
Ivory CoastVisa on arrival / eVisa
KenyaVisa on arrival / eVisa
LesothoVisa required
LiberiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
LibyaVisa on arrival / eVisa
MadagascarVisa on arrival / eVisa
MalawiVisa on arrival / eVisa
MaliVisa required
MauritaniaVisa on arrival / eVisa
MauritiusVisa on arrival / eVisa
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa on arrival / eVisa
NamibiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa on arrival / eVisa
RwandaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa on arrival / eVisa
SenegalVisa on arrival / eVisa
SeychellesVisa-free
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival / eVisa
SomaliaVisa on arrival / eVisa
South AfricaVisa-free
South SudanVisa on arrival / eVisa
SudanVisa required
TanzaniaVisa on arrival / eVisa
TogoVisa on arrival / eVisa
TunisiaVisa-free
UgandaVisa on arrival / eVisa
ZambiaVisa-free
ZimbabweVisa on arrival / eVisa

Asia49

AfghanistanVisa required
ArmeniaVisa on arrival / eVisa
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival / eVisa
BahrainVisa on arrival / eVisa
BangladeshVisa on arrival / eVisa
BhutanVisa on arrival / eVisa
BruneiVisa-free
CambodiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
ChinaVisa required
GeorgiaVisa-free
Hong KongVisa-free
IndiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
IndonesiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
IranVisa on arrival / eVisa
IraqVisa on arrival / eVisa
IsraelVisa on arrival / eVisa
JapanVisa-free
JordanVisa on arrival / eVisa
KazakhstanVisa on arrival / eVisa
KuwaitVisa required
KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival / eVisa
LaosVisa on arrival / eVisa
LebanonVisa on arrival / eVisa
MacaoVisa on arrival / eVisa
MalaysiaVisa-free
MaldivesVisa on arrival / eVisa
MongoliaVisa on arrival / eVisa
MyanmarVisa on arrival / eVisa
NepalVisa on arrival / eVisa
North KoreaVisa required
OmanVisa on arrival / eVisa
PakistanVisa on arrival / eVisa
PalestineVisa-free
PhilippinesVisa-free
QatarVisa on arrival / eVisa
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival / eVisa
SingaporeVisa-free
South KoreaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Sri LankaVisa on arrival / eVisa
SyriaVisa on arrival / eVisa
TaiwanVisa required
TajikistanVisa-free
ThailandVisa on arrival / eVisa
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival / eVisa
TurkmenistanVisa required
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free
UzbekistanVisa-free
VietnamVisa on arrival / eVisa
YemenVisa required

Europe47

AlbaniaVisa-free
AndorraVisa-free
AustriaVisa-free
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumVisa-free
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free
BulgariaVisa-free
CroatiaVisa-free
CyprusVisa-free
Czech RepublicVisa-free
DenmarkVisa-free
EstoniaVisa-free
FinlandVisa-free
FranceVisa-free
GermanyVisa-free
GreeceVisa-free
HungaryVisa-free
IcelandVisa-free
IrelandVisa-free
ItalyVisa-free
KosovoVisa-free
LatviaVisa-free
LiechtensteinVisa-free
LithuaniaVisa-free
LuxembourgVisa-free
MaltaVisa-free
MoldovaVisa-free
MonacoVisa-free
MontenegroVisa-free
NetherlandsVisa-free
North MacedoniaVisa-free
NorwayVisa-free
PolandVisa-free
PortugalVisa-free
RomaniaVisa-free
RussiaVisa-free
San MarinoVisa-free
SerbiaVisa-free
SlovakiaVisa-free
SloveniaVisa-free
SpainVisa-free
SwedenVisa-free
SwitzerlandVisa-free
TurkeyVisa-free
UkraineVisa on arrival / eVisa
United KingdomVisa on arrival / eVisa
VaticanVisa-free

North America22

Antigua and BarbudaVisa on arrival / eVisa
BahamasVisa-free
BarbadosVisa-free
BelizeVisa-free
CanadaVisa required
CubaVisa on arrival / eVisa
DominicaVisa-free
Dominican RepublicVisa-free
El SalvadorVisa-free
GrenadaVisa-free
GuatemalaVisa-free
HaitiVisa-free
HondurasVisa-free
JamaicaVisa-free
MexicoVisa-free
NicaraguaVisa-free
PanamaVisa-free
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa on arrival / eVisa
Saint LuciaVisa-free
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free
United StatesVisa required

Oceania14

AustraliaVisa on arrival / eVisa
FijiVisa required
KiribatiVisa-free
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival / eVisa
MicronesiaVisa-free
NauruVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
PalauVisa on arrival / eVisa
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival / eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Solomon IslandsVisa required
TongaVisa required
TuvaluVisa on arrival / eVisa
VanuatuVisa on arrival / eVisa

South America12

ArgentinaVisa-free
BoliviaVisa-free
BrazilVisa-free
ChileVisa-free
ColombiaVisa-free
EcuadorVisa-free
GuyanaVisa-free
ParaguayVisa-free
PeruVisa-free
SurinameVisa on arrival / eVisa
UruguayVisa-free
VenezuelaVisa-free

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