No visa needed

Do citizens of the Bahamas need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of the Bahamas don’t need a visa for Costa Rica and can stay up to 180 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 the Bahamas: the passport opens 101 countries visa-free; Nassau — San José: ≈ 1,830 km, about 3 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Costa Rica without a visa on a Bahamas passport?

Yes, citizens of the Bahamas don’t need a visa for Costa Rica for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Costa Rica visa rules at a glance

With a Bahamas passport you can visit 101 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahamas passport ranks 52nd of 199.
Bahamas passport: visa-free access to 101 countries; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of the Bahamas and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 82 countries, for example: Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados, and Colombia.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Bahamas. Bahamas visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

Nassau — San José: about 1,830 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Nassau 12:00 — San José 10:00.
Local currency: Costa Rican Colón.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CRC 454.
Costa Rica is the 13th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Bahamas.