No visa needed

Do citizens of Saudi Arabia need a visa for Guatemala?

Citizens of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia: the passport opens 53 countries visa-free; Riyadh — Guatemala City: ≈ 13,640 km, about 17.5 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 Guatemala without a visa on a Saudi Arabia passport?

Yes, citizens of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia passport you can visit 53 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 41 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Saudi Arabia passport ranks 102nd of 199.
Saudi Arabia passport: visa-free access to 53 countries; Guatemala passport: 78.
Citizens of Saudi Arabia and Guatemala can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Palestine, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Seychelles, Zambia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Guatemala, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia visa for citizens of Guatemala

Travelling to Guatemala: good to know

Riyadh — Guatemala City: about 13,640 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Riyadh 12:00 — Guatemala City 03:00.
Local currency: Guatemalan Quetzal.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GTQ 7.64.
Guatemala is the 188th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Saudi Arabia.