Visa on arrival

Bahrain visa for citizens of Portugal

Citizens of Portugal get a Bahrain visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Portugal: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Lisbon — Manama: ≈ 5,670 km, about 7.5 hours of flying.

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

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Bahrain visa rules at a glance

With a Portugal passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Portugal passport ranks 14th of 199.
Portugal passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Bahrain passport: 50.
Citizens of Portugal and Bahrain can travel together visa-free to 41 countries, for example: Morocco, Tunisia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Palestine, Georgia, Armenia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and United Arab Emirates.
Citizens of Bahrain, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Portugal. Portugal visa for citizens of Bahrain

Travelling to Bahrain: good to know

Lisbon — Manama: about 5,670 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Lisbon 12:00 — Manama 15:00.
Local currency: Bahraini Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BHD 0.38.
Bahrain is the 93rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Portugal.