No visa needed

Do citizens of Laos need a visa for Myanmar?

Citizens of Laos don’t need a visa for Myanmar and can stay up to 14 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 Laos: the passport opens 20 countries visa-free; Vientiane — Naypyidaw: ≈ 710 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: 14 days

Can I travel to Myanmar without a visa on a Laos passport?

Yes, citizens of Laos don’t need a visa for Myanmar for up to 14 days. A valid passport is enough.

Myanmar visa rules at a glance

With a Laos passport you can visit 20 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 99 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Laos passport ranks 169th of 199.
Laos passport: visa-free access to 20 countries; Myanmar passport: 13.
Citizens of Laos and Myanmar can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, Seychelles, Micronesia, Haiti, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Laos and Myanmar share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Myanmar, in turn, don’t need a visa for Laos. Laos visa for citizens of Myanmar

Travelling to Myanmar: good to know

Vientiane — Naypyidaw: about 710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −0.5 hours.
Local time: Vientiane 12:00 — Naypyidaw 11:30.
Local currency: Myanmar Kyat.
Languages: Burmese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MMK 2,102.
Myanmar is the 3rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Laos.