No visa needed

Do citizens of Brunei need a visa for Indonesia?

Citizens of Brunei don’t need a visa for Indonesia and can stay up to 30 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 Brunei: the passport opens 103 countries visa-free; Bandar Seri Begawan — Jakarta: ≈ 1,530 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Indonesia without a visa on a Brunei passport?

Yes, citizens of Brunei don’t need a visa for Indonesia for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Indonesia visa rules at a glance

With a Brunei passport you can visit 103 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 29 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Brunei passport ranks 49th of 199.
Brunei passport: visa-free access to 103 countries; Indonesia passport: 43.
Citizens of Brunei and Indonesia can travel together visa-free to 29 countries, for example: Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Macau, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Micronesia, Uzbekistan, Kiribati, Seychelles, Iran, and Fiji.
Citizens of Indonesia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Brunei. Brunei visa for citizens of Indonesia

Travelling to Indonesia: good to know

Bandar Seri Begawan — Jakarta: about 1,530 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Bandar Seri Begawan 12:00 — Jakarta 11:00.
Local currency: Indonesian Rupiah.
Languages: Indonesian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IDR 17,902.
Indonesia is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Brunei.