No visa needed

Do citizens of Lithuania need a visa for Latvia?

Citizens of Lithuania 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 Lithuania: the passport opens 117 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 Lithuania passport?

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

Latvia visa rules at a glance

With a Lithuania passport you can visit 117 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Lithuania passport ranks 32nd of 199.
Lithuania passport: visa-free access to 117 countries; Latvia passport: 118.
Citizens of Lithuania and Latvia can travel together visa-free to 116 countries, for example: Belarus, Poland, Estonia, Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Moldova, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Norway, and Romania.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Lithuania and Latvia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Latvia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Lithuania. Lithuania visa for citizens of Latvia