No visa needed

Do citizens of Spain need a visa for Morocco?

Citizens of Spain don’t need a visa for Morocco 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 Spain: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Madrid — Rabat: ≈ 760 km, about 1.5 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 Morocco without a visa on a Spain passport?

Yes, citizens of Spain don’t need a visa for Morocco for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Morocco visa rules at a glance

With a Spain passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 13 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Spain passport ranks 6th of 199.
Spain passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Morocco passport: 42.
Citizens of Spain and Morocco can travel together visa-free to 29 countries, for example: Tunisia, Turkey, Senegal, Gambia, Cape Verde, Palestine, Sao Tome and Principe, Kazakhstan, Angola, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
Spain and Morocco share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Morocco, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Spain. Spain visa for citizens of Morocco

Travelling to Morocco: good to know

Madrid — Rabat: about 760 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Madrid 12:00 — Rabat 10:00.
Local currency: Moroccan Dirham.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MAD 9.59.
Morocco is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Spain.