No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Romania?

Citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Romania. 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 Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Bucharest: ≈ 1,400 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Romania without a visa on a Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Romania. A valid passport is enough.

Romania visa rules at a glance

With a Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Romania passport: 120.
Citizens of Latvia and Romania can travel together visa-free to 116 countries, for example: Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Belarus, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Ukraine, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Moldova.
Citizens of Romania, in turn, don’t need a visa for Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Romania

Travelling to Romania: good to know

Riga — Bucharest: about 1,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Romanian Leu.
Languages: Romanian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RON 4.63.
Romania is the 21st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.