How many countries can Russia passport holders visit visa-free?

Russia passport holders can enter 138 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 79 fully visa-free, plus 59 with visa on arrival, eVisa, or eTA, out of 198 destinations in our dataset.

How many countries require a visa for Russia passport holders?

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

What is the Russia passport ranking?

The Russia passport ranks #33 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 Russia passport holders visit visa-free?

Popular visa-free trips for Russia passport holders include Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, China, and United Arab Emirates.

Russia Passport Visa Requirements

With a Russia passport you can visit 138 of 198 destinations without getting a visa first. That puts it at #33 in the world.

79visa-free

59on arrival / eVisa

60visa required

Visa-free
Visa on arrival / eVisa
Visa required
Not admitted

All destinations for Russia passport holders

Africa54

AlgeriaVisa required
AngolaVisa-free
BeninVisa on arrival / eVisa
BotswanaVisa-free
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival / eVisa
BurundiVisa on arrival / eVisa
CameroonVisa on arrival / eVisa
Cape VerdeVisa-free
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-free
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-free
MaliVisa required
MauritaniaVisa on arrival / eVisa
MauritiusVisa-free
MoroccoVisa-free
MozambiqueVisa-free
NamibiaVisa-free
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa on arrival / eVisa
RwandaVisa on arrival / eVisa
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa-free
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 on arrival / eVisa
ZimbabweVisa on arrival / eVisa

Asia49

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

Europe46

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

North America23

Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free
BahamasVisa-free
BarbadosVisa-free
BelizeVisa-free
CanadaVisa required
Costa RicaVisa-free
CubaVisa-free
DominicaVisa-free
Dominican RepublicVisa-free
El SalvadorVisa-free
GrenadaVisa-free
GuatemalaVisa-free
HaitiVisa-free
HondurasVisa-free
JamaicaVisa-free
MexicoVisa on arrival / eVisa
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-free
KiribatiVisa-free
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival / eVisa
MicronesiaVisa-free
NauruVisa-free
New ZealandVisa required
PalauVisa-free
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival / eVisa
SamoaVisa-free
Solomon IslandsVisa required
TongaVisa on arrival / eVisa
TuvaluVisa on arrival / eVisa
VanuatuVisa-free

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

Check another passport

United States United Kingdom Germany France India China Canada Australia Japan Brazil Nigeria Pakistan Philippines Indonesia Turkey Mexico Italy Spain Netherlands

Open the full passport map

Frequently asked questions

Map the journeys your passport unlocks

Wandria turns your trips into a beautiful map with photos, routes, and a private journal.

Start your travel map