No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for the Czech Republic?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for the Czech Republic and can stay up to 90 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 New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Prague: ≈ 18,210 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: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for the Czech Republic for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Czech Republic visa rules at a glance

With a New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Czech Republic passport: 118.
Citizens of New Zealand and the Czech Republic can travel together visa-free to 106 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Chile, Macau, Thailand, Argentina, and South Korea.
Citizens of the Czech Republic, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of the Czech Republic

Travelling to the Czech Republic: good to know

Wellington — Prague: about 18,210 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 23.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Prague 01:00.
Local currency: Czech Koruna.
Languages: Czech and Slovak.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CZK 21.
Czech Republic is the 177th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.