No visa needed

Do citizens of Estonia need a visa for Latvia?

Citizens of Estonia don’t need a visa for Latvia. 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 Estonia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Latvia without a visa on a Estonia passport?

Yes, citizens of Estonia don’t need a visa for Latvia. A valid passport is enough.

Latvia visa rules at a glance

With a Estonia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Estonia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Estonia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Latvia passport: 118.
Citizens of Estonia and Latvia can travel together visa-free to 117 countries, for example: Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, Belarus, Norway, Poland, Denmark, Germany, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Moldova, and Netherlands.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Estonia and Latvia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Latvia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Estonia. Estonia visa for citizens of Latvia