No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Lithuania?

Citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Lithuania. 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 Latvia: 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 Lithuania without a visa on a Latvia passport?

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

Lithuania visa rules at a glance

With a Latvia 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 Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Lithuania passport: 117.
Citizens of Latvia and Lithuania can travel together visa-free to 116 countries, for example: Estonia, Finland, Belarus, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Ukraine, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Moldova, and Netherlands.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Latvia and Lithuania share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Lithuania, in turn, don’t need a visa for Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Lithuania