Where can Costa Rica citizens travel without a US visa?
The short answer
165 destinations are open to Costa Rica passport holders with no US visa and no US port of entry: 91 visa-free, 34 visa on arrival, and 40 via e-visa. Below is the full 2026 list.
Visa-free 91Visa on arrival 34e-visa / ETA 40With embassy visa 33
Our Welcome Score (0 to 100) blends visa ease, how long you can stay, data confidence, and on-the-ground welcome, tuned for Costa Rica passport holders, not generic tourists.
100Dominica Very welcoming
CARICOM home region.
96Bahamas Very welcoming
CARICOM; long visa-free stays.
96Brazil Very welcoming
Visa-free for most of the region; Afro-Atlantic ties.
96Grenada Very welcoming
CARICOM home region.
96Guyana Very welcoming
CARICOM home region.
96Haiti Very welcoming
CARICOM member.
96Panama Very welcoming
Copa 'Hub of the Americas'; Caribbean diaspora; easy transit.
96Saint Kitts and Nevis Very welcoming
CARICOM home region.
96Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Very welcoming
CARICOM home region.
96Trinidad and Tobago Very welcoming
CARICOM home region.
Visa-free (91)
Albania 90d80
Andorra 90d80
Argentina 90d86
Austria 90d80
Bahamas 90d96
Barbados 30d90
Belgium 90d80
Belize 30d90
Bolivia 90d86
Bosnia and Herzegovina 90d80
Botswana 90d80
Brazil 90d96
Brunei 14d72
Bulgaria 90d80
Chile 90d86
Colombia 90d86
Croatia 90d80
Cyprus 90d80
Czech Republic 90d80
Denmark 90d80
Dominica 180d100
Dominican Republic 88
Ecuador 90d86
El Salvador 180d84
Estonia 90d80
Finland 90d80
France 90d86
Georgia 360d84
Germany 90d86
Greece 90d80
Grenada 90d96
Guatemala 90d80
Guyana 90d96
Haiti 90d96
Honduras 90d80
Hong Kong 30d74
Hungary 90d80
Iceland 90d80
Ireland 90d80
Israel 90d80
Italy 90d86
Jamaica 30d90
Japan 90d80
Kiribati 90d77
Kosovo 90d77
Latvia 90d80
Liechtenstein 90d80
Lithuania 90d80
Luxembourg 90d80
Malaysia 30d80
Malta 90d80
Mexico 180d90
Micronesia 30d71
Moldova 90d80
Monaco 90d80
Montenegro 90d80
Netherlands 90d86
Nicaragua 90d80
North Macedonia 90d80
Norway 90d80
Palestine 69
Panama 90d96
Paraguay 90d86
Peru 90d86
Philippines 30d74
Poland 90d80
Portugal 90d86
Romania 90d80
Russia 90d80
Saint Kitts and Nevis 90d96
Saint Lucia 42d90
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90d96
San Marino 90d80
Serbia 90d80
Seychelles 90d77
Singapore 30d80
Slovakia 90d80
Slovenia 90d80
South Africa 30d90
Spain 90d86
Sweden 90d80
Switzerland 90d80
Tajikistan 30d71
Trinidad and Tobago 90d96
Tunisia 90d77
Turkey 30d87
United Arab Emirates 90d96
Uruguay 90d86
Uzbekistan 30d71
Vatican 90d77
Venezuela 90d86
Visa on arrival (34)
Bangladesh 59
Burundi 59
Cambodia 62
Cape Verde 62
Comoros 62
Djibouti 59
Egypt 68
Ghana 75
Guinea-Bissau 62
Iran 62
Jordan 62
Laos 62
Lebanon 62
Macao 59
Madagascar 62
Malawi 62
Maldives 68
Marshall Islands 62
Mauritania 62
Mauritius 59
Mozambique 62
Nepal 62
Palau 62
Qatar 65
Rwanda 78
Samoa 59
Senegal 65
Sri Lanka 59
Tanzania 68
Thailand 65
Timor-Leste 62
Tuvalu 62
Zambia 62
Zimbabwe 62
e-visa / ETA (40)
Antigua and Barbuda 70
Armenia 51
Australia 51
Azerbaijan 54
Bahrain 51
Benin 51
Bhutan 51
Burkina Faso 51
Cameroon 51
Cuba 67
DR Congo 47verify
Equatorial Guinea 51
Ethiopia 54
Gabon 54
Guinea 51
India 54
Indonesia 57
Iraq 51
Ivory Coast 47verify
Kazakhstan 51
Kenya 67
Kyrgyzstan 54
Lesotho 54
Libya 51
Mongolia 51
Myanmar 54
Nigeria 57
Oman 51
Pakistan 54
Papua New Guinea 51
Sao Tome and Principe 51
Sierra Leone 51
Somalia 51
South Korea 51
South Sudan 51
Syria 51
Togo 51
Uganda 51
United Kingdom 57
Vietnam 51
Common questions
Can Costa Rica citizens travel without a US visa?
Yes. Costa Rica passport holders can visit 165 destinations without a US visa or a US layover: 91 visa-free, 34 with visa on arrival, and 40 with an e-visa.
How many countries can Costa Rica passport holders visit without a US visa?
165 destinations are reachable without needing a US visa or transiting the United States, based on 2026 entry rules cross-checked across three visa-data sources.
Which countries can Costa Rica citizens visit visa-free?
Visa-free destinations include Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and more.
Which destinations are most welcoming for Costa Rica travellers?
By our Welcome Score (visa ease, allowed stay, and on-the-ground welcome), the most welcoming are Dominica (100/100), Bahamas (96/100), Brazil (96/100), Grenada (96/100), Guyana (96/100), Haiti (96/100).