No visa needed

Do citizens of Mexico need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Mexico 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 Mexico: the passport opens 96 countries visa-free; Mexico City — Panama City: ≈ 2,400 km, about 3.5 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 Mexico passport?

Yes, citizens of Mexico 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 Mexico passport you can visit 96 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 44 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mexico passport ranks 59th of 199.
Mexico passport: visa-free access to 96 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Mexico and Panama can travel together visa-free to 80 countries, for example: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Lucia.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, don’t need a visa for Mexico. Mexico visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Mexico City — Panama City: about 2,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Mexico City 12:00 — Panama City 13:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 10th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mexico.