No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — San José: ≈ 10,150 km, about 13 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 Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of Latvia and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 87 countries, for example: Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Moldova, Netherlands, and Croatia.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, don’t need a visa for Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

Riga — San José: about 10,150 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Riga 12:00 — San José 03:00.
Local currency: Costa Rican Colón.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CRC 454.
Costa Rica is the 174th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.