No visa needed

Do citizens of Austria need a visa for the Czech Republic?

Citizens of Austria don’t need a visa for the Czech Republic. 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 Austria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to the Czech Republic without a visa on a Austria passport?

Yes, citizens of Austria don’t need a visa for the Czech Republic. A valid passport is enough.

Czech Republic visa rules at a glance

With a Austria passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 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 Austria passport ranks 21st of 199.
Austria passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Czech Republic passport: 118.
Citizens of Austria and the Czech Republic can travel together visa-free to 116 countries, for example: Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Liechtenstein, Poland, San Marino, Montenegro, Switzerland, Kosovo, Luxembourg, and Vatican City.
Austria and Czech Republic share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of the Czech Republic, in turn, don’t need a visa for Austria. Austria visa for citizens of the Czech Republic

Travelling to the Czech Republic: good to know

Vienna — Prague: about 250 km in a straight line.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Czech Koruna.
Languages: Czech and Slovak.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CZK 21.
Czech Republic is the 3rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Austria.
Austria has an embassy in the Czech Republic — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.