Vol. 1 · October 2026Independent travel journalism

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Travelling on a passport from Russia

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.

Angola

Visa-free · up to 30 days

Bahrain

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40

Botswana

Visa-free · up to 90 days · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.10

Burundi

Visa on arrival

Cabo Verde

Visa-free · up to 60 days · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.60

Hong Kong

Visa-free · up to 14 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

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Jordan

Visa-free · up to 30 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40

Kiribati

Visa-free · up to 90 days

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.

Laos

Laos€35 / $38 a day

Visa-free · up to 30 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan€40 / $43 a day

Visa-free · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80

Vietnam

Vietnam€40 / $43 a day

Visa-free · up to 45 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

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

Moldova

Moldova€45 / $49 a day

Visa-free · up to 90 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40

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

Chapter 03

Our routes through them

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

The Ring Road and Topside3 days · Nauru · Visa-free Funafuti Atoll, End to End5 days · Tuvalu · Visa on arrival Koror, Peleliu and the Outer Reef7 days · Palau · Visa-free Mail Boat to the Cays7 days · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Visa-free Tarawa and the Northern Gilberts7 days · Kiribati · 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

Chapter 04

Where this passport goes

Visa-free

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Angolaup to 30 days 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 Azerbaijanup to 90 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 BelaruseSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Belizeup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 Boliviaup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Bosnia and Herzegovinaup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Botswanaup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 Brazilup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Bruneiup to 14 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Cabo Verdeup to 60 days · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 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 Costa Ricaup to 30 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Cubaup to 90 days Dominicaup to 21 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Dominican Republicup to 30 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Ecuadorup to 90 days · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 El Salvadorup to 180 days · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 Eswatiniup to 30 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Fijiup to 120 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Georgiaup to 360 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Grenadaup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Guatemalaup to 90 days · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 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 14 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Jamaicaup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Jordanup to 30 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Kazakhstanup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Kiribatiup to 90 days KyrgyzstaneSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Laosup to 30 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Macauup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Malawiup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Malaysiaup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Maldivesup to 90 days · eSIM from €8.80 / $9.60 Mauritiusup to 90 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Micronesiaup to 30 days Moldovaup to 90 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Mongoliaup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Montenegroup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Moroccoup to 90 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Mozambiqueup to 30 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Myanmarup to 30 days Namibiaup to 90 days Nauruup to 90 days · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 Nicaraguaup to 90 days · eSIM from €10.10 / $11.00 Niueup to 30 days Omanup to 14 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Palauup 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 Saint Luciaup to 42 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Samoaup to 90 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 São Tomé and Príncipeup to 15 days Serbiaup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Seychellesup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 South Africaup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Svalbard and Jan Mayen TajikistaneSIM 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 Tunisiaup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Turkeyup to 60 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 UzbekistaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Vanuatuup to 120 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Venezuelaup to 90 days · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.20 Vietnamup to 45 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Western Saharaup to 90 days

Visa on arrival

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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 MexicoeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 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

27

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 AnguillaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 ArubaeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 AustriaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 BelgiumeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 BermudaeSIM from €5.70 / $6.20 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 British Virgin IslandseSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 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 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 Falkland Islands Faroe IslandseSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 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 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 KuwaiteSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 LatviaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 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 MonacoeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 MontserrateSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 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 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 TaiwaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Tokelau Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos IslandseSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 UkraineeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 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 Yemen