No visa needed

Do citizens of Singapore need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of Singapore 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 Singapore: the passport opens 129 countries visa-free; Singapore — San José: ≈ 18,490 km, about 23.5 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 Singapore passport?

Yes, citizens of Singapore 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 Singapore passport you can visit 129 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 28 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Singapore passport ranks 1st of 199.
Singapore passport: visa-free access to 129 countries; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of Singapore and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 86 countries, for example: Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Japan, Seychelles, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Micronesia, Georgia, Kiribati, Palestine, Cyprus, Turkey, and Zambia.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, don’t need a visa for Singapore. Singapore visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

Singapore — San José: about 18,490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 23.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −14 hours.
Local time: Singapore 12:00 — San José 22:00.
Local currency: Costa Rican Colón.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CRC 454.
Costa Rica is the 193rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Singapore.