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Travelling on a passport from South Africa

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

Benin

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

Botswana

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

Burundi

Visa on arrival

Cabo Verde

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.60

Hong Kong

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

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Jordan

Visa on arrival · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40

Kenya

Visa-free · up to 90 days · 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.

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

Thailand

Thailand€45 / $49 a day

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

Tunisia

Tunisia€45 / $49 a day

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

Malaysia

Malaysia€48 / $52 a day

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

Gambia

Gambia€50 / $54 a day

Visa-free · up to 90 days · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.10

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 Tarawa and the Northern Gilberts7 days · Kiribati · Visa-free The Boiling Lake and the Kalinago Coast7 days · Dominica · 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-free Both Ends of the Peninsula8 days · Qatar · Visa on arrival

Chapter 04

Where this passport goes

Visa-free

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Angolaup to 30 days Antigua and Barbudaup to 180 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Argentinaup to 90 days · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 Bahamasup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Barbadosup to 180 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 BelizeeSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 Beninup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 Boliviaup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Botswanaup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 Brazilup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Chileup to 90 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Cook Islandsup to 31 days Costa Ricaup to 180 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Dominicaup to 180 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 Gabonup to 30 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Gambiaup to 90 days · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 Georgiaup to 360 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Ghanaup to 90 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 30 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 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 JamaicaeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Kenyaup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Kiribatiup to 90 days LesothoeSIM from €7.50 / $8.10 Macauup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Malawiup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Malaysiaup to 90 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Mauritiusup to 90 days · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Micronesiaup to 30 days MozambiqueeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Namibiaup to 90 days 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 Rwandaup to 30 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 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 Seychellesup to 90 days · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 Singaporeup to 30 days · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Tanzaniaup to 90 days · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 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 Uruguayup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Vanuatuup to 120 days · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Venezuelaup to 90 days · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.20 Zambiaup to 90 days · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Zimbabweup to 90 days · eSIM from €10.10 / $11.00

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 Papua New GuineaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 Saint Kitts and NeviseSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 South KoreaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

e-Visa

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AlbaniaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 AustraliaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 AzerbaijaneSIM from €4.40 / $4.80 BahraineSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 BhutaneSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 Burkina FasoeSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 CamerooneSIM from €4.90 / $5.30 ChadeSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands ColombiaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 Cuba Democratic Republic of the CongoeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Equatorial Guinea GuineaeSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 IndiaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 IraqeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 JapaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 KazakhstaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Libya Mauritania MoldovaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 MongoliaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Myanmar NigeriaeSIM from €6.60 / $7.20 Norfolk Island PakistaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 São Tomé and Príncipe Somalia South Sudan SurinameeSIM from €5.70 / $6.20 Syria TogoeSIM from €7.90 / $8.60 TurkeyeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 UgandaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 UkraineeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 United Arab EmirateseSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 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 AnguillaeSIM from €6.20 / $6.70 ArubaeSIM from €7.00 / $7.60 AustriaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 BangladesheSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 BelaruseSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 BelgiumeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 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 ChinaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 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 GermanyeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 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 JerseyeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 KuwaiteSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 LatviaeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 LebanoneSIM from €8.40 / $9.10 LiberiaeSIM from €5.30 / $5.80 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 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 TaiwaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Tokelau TongaeSIM from €4.00 / $4.40 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 UzbekistaneSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Vatican CityeSIM from €3.60 / $3.90 Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen