No visa needed

Do citizens of Thailand need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Thailand 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 Thailand: the passport opens 41 countries visa-free; Bangkok — Panama City: ≈ 17,490 km, about 22.5 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 Thailand passport?

Yes, citizens of Thailand 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 Thailand passport you can visit 41 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 81 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Thailand passport ranks 121st of 199.
Thailand passport: visa-free access to 41 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Thailand and Panama can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Japan, Seychelles, Georgia, Micronesia, Palestine, Russia, Turkey, Kiribati, Albania, South Africa, and Dominica.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, don’t need a visa for Thailand. Thailand visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Bangkok — Panama City: about 17,490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 22.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −12 hours.
Local time: Bangkok 12:00 — Panama City 00:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 192nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Thailand.