No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for the Bahamas and can stay up to 240 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 Canada: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Ottawa — Nassau: ≈ 2,270 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 240 days

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

Yes, citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for the Bahamas for up to 240 days. A valid passport is enough.

Bahamas visa rules at a glance

With a Canada passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 33 with an e-visa; 18 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Canada passport ranks 37th of 199.
Canada passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of Canada and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 92 countries, for example: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Saint Lucia, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Iceland, and Barbados.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Ottawa — Nassau: about 2,270 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Nassau 14:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.