No visa needed

Do citizens of Norway need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of Norway 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 Norway: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; null — San José: ≈ 9,320 km, about 12 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 Norway passport?

Yes, citizens of Norway 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 Norway passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Norway passport ranks 27th of 199.
Norway passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of Norway and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 88 countries, for example: Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Lithuania, Poland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Ireland, France, and Austria.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, don’t need a visa for Norway. Norway visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

null — San José: about 9,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: null 12:00 — San José 04:00.
Local currency: Costa Rican Colón.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CRC 454.
Costa Rica is the 162nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Norway.