Where can South Korean citizens travel visa-free?
With the 🇰🇷 South Korea passport, South Korean citizens can enter 116 countries and territories visa-free — plus 41 more with a visa on arrival and 9 with a quick eTA. That's 166 of 198 destinations you can reach without arranging a visa in advance. See it on the interactive globe → A further 17 offer an e-Visa you apply for online.
116 Visa-free41 On arrival9 eTA17 e-Visa15 Visa required
Where it opens up
How far the South Korea passport gets in each region — tap a colour band to list those countries.
no visa neededsmall step — eTA, e-visa or on arrivalvisa before you go
EUROPE46 destinations
AMERICAS35 destinations
ASIA49 destinations
AFRICA54 destinations
OCEANIA14 destinations
Visa-free (116)
🇦🇱 Albania 90d🇦🇩 Andorra 90d🇦🇴 Angola 30d🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 180d🇦🇷 Argentina 90d🇦🇲 Armenia 180d🇦🇹 Austria 90d🇧🇸 Bahamas 90d🇧🇧 Barbados 90d🇧🇾 Belarus 30d🇧🇪 Belgium 90d🇧🇿 Belize 90d🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90d🇧🇼 Botswana 90d🇧🇷 Brazil 90d🇧🇳 Brunei 30d🇧🇬 Bulgaria 90d🇨🇱 Chile 90d🇨🇳 China 30d🇨🇴 Colombia 90d🇨🇷 Costa Rica 180d🇭🇷 Croatia 90d🇨🇾 Cyprus 90d🇨🇿 Czechia 90d🇩🇰 Denmark 90d🇩🇲 Dominica 180d🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇨 Ecuador 90d🇸🇻 El Salvador 180d🇪🇪 Estonia 90d🇸🇿 Eswatini 30d🇫🇯 Fiji 120d🇫🇮 Finland 90d🇫🇷 France 90d🇬🇲 Gambia 90d🇬🇪 Georgia 360d🇩🇪 Germany 90d🇬🇷 Greece 90d🇬🇩 Grenada 90d🇬🇹 Guatemala 90d🇬🇾 Guyana 30d🇭🇹 Haiti 90d🇭🇳 Honduras 90d🇭🇰 Hong Kong 90d🇭🇺 Hungary 90d🇮🇸 Iceland 90d🇮🇪 Ireland 90d🇮🇱 Israel 90d🇮🇹 Italy 90d🇯🇲 Jamaica 90d🇯🇵 Japan 90d🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 30d🇰🇮 Kiribati 90d🇽🇰 Kosovo 90d🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 60d🇱🇦 Laos 30d🇱🇻 Latvia 90d🇱🇸 Lesotho 14d🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 90d🇱🇹 Lithuania 90d🇱🇺 Luxembourg 90d🇲🇴 Macau 90d🇲🇾 Malaysia 90d🇲🇹 Malta 90d🇲🇺 Mauritius 90d🇲🇽 Mexico 180d🇫🇲 Micronesia 30d🇲🇩 Moldova 90d🇲🇨 Monaco 90d🇲🇳 Mongolia 90d🇲🇪 Montenegro 90d🇲🇦 Morocco 90d🇲🇿 Mozambique 30d🇳🇱 Netherlands 90d🇳🇮 Nicaragua 90d🇲🇰 North Macedonia 90d🇳🇴 Norway 90d🇵🇸 Palestine 🇵🇦 Panama 90d🇵🇾 Paraguay 30d🇵🇪 Peru 180d🇵🇭 Philippines 30d🇵🇱 Poland 90d🇵🇹 Portugal 90d🇷🇴 Romania 90d🇷🇺 Russia 60d🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 90d🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 42d🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90d🇸🇲 San Marino 90d🇸🇳 Senegal 90d🇷🇸 Serbia 90d🇸🇨 Seychelles 90d🇸🇬 Singapore 90d🇸🇰 Slovakia 90d🇸🇮 Slovenia 90d🇿🇦 South Africa 30d🇪🇸 Spain 90d🇸🇪 Sweden 90d🇨🇭 Switzerland 90d🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe 15d🇹🇼 Taiwan 90d🇹🇯 Tajikistan 30d🇹🇭 Thailand 60d🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 90d🇹🇳 Tunisia 90d🇹🇷 Türkiye 90d🇺🇦 Ukraine 90d🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 90d🇺🇾 Uruguay 90d🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 30d🇻🇺 Vanuatu 120d🇻🇦 Vatican City 90d🇻🇪 Venezuela 90d🇻🇳 Vietnam 45d🇿🇲 Zambia 90d
Visa on arrival (41)
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇻 Cape Verde 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇩🇯 Djibouti 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇮🇷 Iran 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇯🇴 Jordan 🇰🇼 Kuwait 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇷 Mauritania 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇴🇲 Oman 🇵🇼 Palau 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
eTA (travel authorization) (9)
🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States
e-Visa (apply online) (17)
🇧🇯 Benin 🇧🇹 Bhutan 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇨🇩 DR Congo 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇲 Myanmar 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇸🇴 Somalia 🇸🇸 South Sudan 🇸🇾 Syria 🇹🇬 Togo 🇺🇬 Uganda
Visa required (15)
🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇬 Congo 🇪🇷 Eritrea 🇱🇷 Liberia 🇲🇱 Mali 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇳🇪 Niger 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 🇾🇪 Yemen
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