No visa needed

Do citizens of Bahrain need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of Bahrain don’t need a visa for the Bahamas and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Bahrain: the passport opens 50 countries visa-free; Manama — Nassau: ≈ 12,030 km, about 15.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to the Bahamas without a visa on a Bahrain passport?

Yes, citizens of Bahrain don’t need a visa for the Bahamas for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Bahamas visa rules at a glance

With a Bahrain passport you can visit 50 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 80 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahrain passport ranks 105th of 199.
Bahrain passport: visa-free access to 50 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of Bahrain and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 29 countries, for example: United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Seychelles, Mauritius, Zambia, Malaysia, China, Botswana, and Singapore.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Bahrain. Bahrain visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Manama — Nassau: about 12,030 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Manama 12:00 — Nassau 05:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 166th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bahrain.