Bahrain passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Bahrain passport can enter 55 countries visa-free and 25 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #51.

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Visa-free destinations (55)

Countries you can enter on a Bahrain passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Armenia AM Azerbaijan AZ Barbados BB Belarus BY Bermuda BM Botswana BW Cayman Islands KY China CN Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC Egypt EG El Salvador SV Falkland Islands FK Georgia GE Guatemala GT Haiti HT Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Iran IR Jordan JO Kazakhstan KZ Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Kyrgyzstan KG Lebanon LB Macao (SAR China) MO Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Montenegro ME Morocco MA Nicaragua NI Oman OM Pakistan PK Philippines PH Qatar QA Saudi Arabia SA Senegal SN Serbia RS Singapore SG St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Tunisia TN Türkiye TR Ukraine UA United Arab Emirates AE Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Zambia ZM

Visa on arrival (25)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Bahrain passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Brunei BN Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Indonesia ID Laos LA Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mozambique MZ Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Rwanda RW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV Yemen YE Zimbabwe ZW

Electronic travel authorisation (7)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Kenya KE New Zealand NZ Seychelles SC South Korea KR Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN United Kingdom GB

e-Visa available (31)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Benin BJ Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Guinea GN India IN Liberia LR Malawi MW Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Namibia NA Nigeria NG Russian Federation RU São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Togo TG Uganda UG Vietnam VN

Visa required (109)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Bahrain passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Albania AL Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Bahrain BH Belgium BE Belize BZ Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Bulgaria BG Canada CA Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guyana GY Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Kiribati KI Latvia LV Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Myanmar MM Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA Spain ES St. Lucia LC St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH The Gambia GM Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Vatican City VA Venezuela VE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Bahrain passport?

    Holders of a Bahrain passport have visa-free access to 55 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 25 more, for a total of 80 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 38 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Bahrain passport?

    The Bahrain passport is ranked #51 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 87.

  • Where do Bahrain passport holders need a visa?

    Bahrain passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 109 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Bahrain travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Saudi Arabia is the most-flown visa-free destination from Bahrain, with 5 non-stop routes.

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