No visa needed

Do citizens of Bhutan need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Bhutan 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 Bhutan: the passport opens 17 countries visa-free; Thimphu — Panama City: ≈ 15,800 km, about 20.5 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 Panama without a visa on a Bhutan passport?

Yes, citizens of Bhutan 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 Bhutan passport you can visit 17 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 55 with an e-visa; 97 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bhutan passport ranks 177th of 199.
Bhutan passport: visa-free access to 17 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Bhutan and Panama can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Palestine, Micronesia, Zambia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Colombia, Ecuador, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Bhutan. Bhutan visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Thimphu — Panama City: about 15,800 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 20.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: Thimphu 12:00 — Panama City 01:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 188th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bhutan.