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Travelling on a passport from Ecuador

Where it goes without a visa, what is in season this month, what a day costs there, and our routes through it.

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No visa at all

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Granted on arrival or online

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Applied for in advance

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Closed to this passport

0 of 242 answers verified by our desk

Chapter 01

Open and in season in October

Entered with nothing arranged before flying and rated good or better for October. Countries under an active advisory are left out.

Bahrain

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40

Burundi

Visa on arrival

Cabo Verde

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.60

Hong Kong

Visa-free · up to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

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Jordan

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40

Visa-free · up to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Madagascar

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70

Malawi

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60

Chapter 02

The cheapest doors with no visa at all

By the editorial daily budget for one traveller. A country we have not priced is not listed.

Armenia

Armenia€45 / $49 a day

Visa-free · up to 180 days · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.80

Bolivia

Bolivia€45 / $49 a day

Visa-free · up to 90 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20

Nicaragua

Nicaragua€45 / $49 a day

Visa-free · up to 90 days · eSIM from €10.10 / $11.00

Philippines

Philippines€45 / $49 a day

Visa-free · up to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Tajikistan

Tajikistan€45 / $49 a day

Visa-free · up to 30 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20

Thailand

Thailand€45 / $49 a day

Visa-free · up to 60 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Malaysia

Malaysia€48 / $52 a day

Visa-free · up to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Georgia

Georgia€50 / $54 a day

Visa-free · up to 360 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40

Chapter 03

Our routes through them

Published itineraries through countries this passport enters without applying first, shortest first.

Funafuti Atoll, End to End5 days · Tuvalu · Visa on arrival Koror, Peleliu and the Outer Reef7 days · Palau · Visa on arrival Mail Boat to the Cays7 days · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Visa-free The Boiling Lake and the Kalinago Coast7 days · Dominica · Visa-free The Coffee Axis, Slowly7 days · Colombia · Visa-free The Coral Cap and the Scotland District7 days · Barbados · Visa-free The Dockyard and the Lagoon7 days · Antigua and Barbuda · Visa-free The Spice Belt and Carriacou7 days · Grenada · Visa-free The West Coast and the Pitons7 days · Saint Lucia · Visa on arrival Both Ends of the Peninsula8 days · Qatar · Visa on arrival

Chapter 04

Where this passport goes

Visa-free

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Antigua and Barbudaup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Argentinaup to 90 days · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 Armeniaup to 180 days · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 Bahamasup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Barbadosup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Belarusup to 30 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Boliviaup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Brazilup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Chileup to 90 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Chinaup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Colombiaup to 90 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Cook Islandsup to 31 days Dominicaup to 21 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Dominican Republicup to 30 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 El Salvadorup to 180 days · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 Georgiaup to 360 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Grenadaup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Guyanaup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Haitiup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Hondurasup to 90 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Hong Kongup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Jamaicaup to 30 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Kazakhstanup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Macauup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Malaysiaup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Micronesiaup to 30 days Mongoliaup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Nicaraguaup to 90 days · eSIM from €10.10 / $11.00 Niueup to 30 days Panamaup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Paraguayup to 90 days · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 Peruup to 180 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Philippinesup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Russiaup to 90 days Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Seychellesup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Singaporeup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 South Africaup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Tajikistanup to 30 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Thailandup to 60 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Trinidad and Tobagoup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Turkeyup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Ukraineup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 United Arab Emiratesup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Uruguayup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Venezuelaup to 90 days · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.20

Visa on arrival

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BahraineSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 BangladesheSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Burundi Cabo VerdeeSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 CambodiaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Comoros Djibouti EgypteSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 Guinea-BissaueSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 IndonesiaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Iran JordaneSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 LaoseSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 MadagascareSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 MalawieSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 MaldiveseSIM from €8.80 / $9.60 Marshall Islands MauritiuseSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 MozambiqueeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Namibia NepaleSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 OmaneSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Palau QatareSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 RwandaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Saint LuciaeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 SamoaeSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Sri LankaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 TanzaniaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Timor-LesteeSIM from €5.70 / $6.20 Tuvalu ZambiaeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 ZimbabweeSIM from €10.10 / $11.00

eTA

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Côte d'IvoireeSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 IsraeleSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 KenyaeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Papua New GuineaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Saint Kitts and NeviseSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 South KoreaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 SurinameeSIM from €5.70 / $6.20

e-Visa

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AlbaniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 AustraliaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 AzerbaijaneSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 BenineSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 BhutaneSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 BotswanaeSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 Burkina FasoeSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 CamerooneSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 ChadeSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cuba Democratic Republic of the CongoeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Equatorial Guinea EthiopiaeSIM from €10.50 / $11.40 GaboneSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 GuineaeSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 IndiaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 IraqeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 KyrgyzstaneSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 LiberiaeSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Libya Mauritania MoldovaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Myanmar NigeriaeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Norfolk Island PakistaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi ArabiaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Sierra LeoneeSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 Somalia South Sudan Syria TaiwaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 TogoeSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 UgandaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 UzbekistaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 VanuatueSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 VietnameSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Visa required

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AfghanistaneSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 Åland Islands AlgeriaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 American Samoa AndorraeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Angola AnguillaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 ArubaeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 AustriaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 BelgiumeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 BelizeeSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 BermudaeSIM from €5.70 / $6.20 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Bosnia and HerzegovinaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 British Virgin IslandseSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 BruneieSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 BulgariaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 CanadaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Cayman IslandseSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 Central African RepubliceSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 Costa RicaeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 CroatiaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 CuraçaoeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 CypruseSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Czech RepubliceSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 DenmarkeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Eritrea EstoniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 EswatinieSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Falkland Islands Faroe IslandseSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 FijieSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 FinlandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 FranceeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 French GuianaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands GambiaeSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 GermanyeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 GhanaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 GibraltareSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 GreeceeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 GreenlandeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 GuadeloupeeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 GuameSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 GuatemalaeSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 Guernsey HungaryeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 IcelandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 IrelandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Isle of ManeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 ItalyeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 JapaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 JerseyeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Kiribati KuwaiteSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 LatviaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 LebanoneSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 LesothoeSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 LiechtensteineSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 LithuaniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 LuxembourgeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MalieSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 MaltaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 MartiniqueeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MayotteeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 MexicoeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MonacoeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MontenegroeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MontserrateSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 MoroccoeSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 NaurueSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 NetherlandseSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 New Caledonia New ZealandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 NigereSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 North Korea North MacedoniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Northern Mariana Islands NorwayeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Pitcairn Islands PolandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 PortugaleSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Puerto Rico Republic of the CongoeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 RéunioneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 RomaniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Saint BarthélemyeSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint MartineSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Saint Pierre and Miquelon San Marino SenegaleSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 SerbiaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Sint MaarteneSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 SlovakiaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 SloveniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Solomon Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands SpaineSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Sudan SwedeneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 SwitzerlandeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Tokelau TongaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 TunisiaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos IslandseSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 United KingdomeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 United StateseSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 United States Virgin IslandseSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Vatican CityeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen