No visa needed

Do citizens of the Bahamas need a visa for Guatemala?

Citizens of the Bahamas don’t need a visa for Guatemala 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 Bahamas: the passport opens 101 countries visa-free; Nassau — Guatemala City: ≈ 1,800 km, about 3 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 Guatemala without a visa on a Bahamas passport?

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

Guatemala visa rules at a glance

With a Bahamas passport you can visit 101 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahamas passport ranks 52nd of 199.
Bahamas passport: visa-free access to 101 countries; Guatemala passport: 78.
Citizens of the Bahamas and Guatemala can travel together visa-free to 72 countries, for example: Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Guatemala, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Bahamas. Bahamas visa for citizens of Guatemala

Travelling to Guatemala: good to know

Nassau — Guatemala City: about 1,800 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Nassau 12:00 — Guatemala City 10:00.
Local currency: Guatemalan Quetzal.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GTQ 7.64.
Guatemala is the 11th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Bahamas.