No visa needed

Do citizens of the Bahamas need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of the Bahamas don’t need a visa for Panama 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 the Bahamas: the passport opens 101 countries visa-free; Nassau — Panama City: ≈ 1,810 km, about 3 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 Panama without a visa on a Bahamas passport?

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

Panama visa rules at a glance

With a Bahamas passport you can visit 101 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahamas passport ranks 52nd of 199.
Bahamas passport: visa-free access to 101 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of the Bahamas and Panama can travel together visa-free to 79 countries, for example: Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Both countries use the same currency — US Dollar — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Bahamas. Bahamas visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Nassau — Panama City: about 1,810 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Nassau 12:00 — Panama City 11:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 12th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Bahamas.