No visa needed

Do citizens of Bahrain need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Bahrain don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 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 Bahrain: the passport opens 50 countries visa-free; Manama — Manila: ≈ 7,370 km, about 9.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Philippines without a visa on a Bahrain passport?

Yes, citizens of Bahrain don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines visa rules at a glance

With a Bahrain passport you can visit 50 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 80 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahrain passport ranks 105th of 199.
Bahrain passport: visa-free access to 50 countries; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Bahrain and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Palestine, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Thailand, Morocco, Malaysia, Singapore, Macau, Barbados, Dominica, Micronesia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Vanuatu.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Bahrain. Bahrain visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Manama — Manila: about 7,370 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Manama 12:00 — Manila 17:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 145th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bahrain.