No visa needed

Do citizens of Saudi Arabia need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia: the passport opens 53 countries visa-free; Riyadh — Panama City: ≈ 13,090 km, about 17 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 Saudi Arabia passport?

Yes, citizens of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia passport you can visit 53 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 41 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Saudi Arabia passport ranks 102nd of 199.
Saudi Arabia passport: visa-free access to 53 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Saudi Arabia and Panama can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Palestine, Georgia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Albania, Ukraine, Montenegro, Seychelles, Belarus, Zambia, Angola, Thailand, South Africa, and Malaysia.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Riyadh — Panama City: about 13,090 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Riyadh 12:00 — Panama City 04:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 179th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Saudi Arabia.