No visa needed

Do citizens of the Vatican City need a visa for Ecuador?

Citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for Ecuador 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 the Vatican City: the passport opens 92 countries visa-free; Vatican City — Quito: ≈ 10,100 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: 90 days

Can I travel to Ecuador without a visa on a Vatican City passport?

Yes, citizens of the Vatican City don’t need a visa for Ecuador for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Ecuador visa rules at a glance

With a Vatican City passport you can visit 92 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 34 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vatican City passport ranks 65th of 199.
Vatican City passport: visa-free access to 92 countries; Ecuador passport: 45.
Citizens of the Vatican City and Ecuador can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Ukraine, Turkey, Belarus, Palestine, Georgia, Armenia, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Dominican Republic, and Bahamas.
Citizens of Ecuador, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Vatican City. Vatican City visa for citizens of Ecuador

Travelling to Ecuador: good to know

Vatican City — Quito: about 10,100 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Vatican City 12:00 — Quito 05:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Ecuador is the 172nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Vatican City.