No visa needed

Do citizens of Sweden need a visa for Romania?

Citizens of Sweden 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 Sweden: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Stockholm — Bucharest: ≈ 1,740 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 Sweden passport?

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

Romania visa rules at a glance

With a Sweden passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Sweden passport ranks 6th of 199.
Sweden passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Romania passport: 120.
Citizens of Sweden and Romania can travel together visa-free to 117 countries, for example: Estonia, Finland, Norway, Latvia, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Belarus, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Belgium.
Citizens of Romania, in turn, don’t need a visa for Sweden. Sweden visa for citizens of Romania

Travelling to Romania: good to know

Stockholm — Bucharest: about 1,740 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Stockholm 12:00 — Bucharest 13:00.
Local currency: Romanian Leu.
Languages: Romanian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RON 4.63.
Romania is the 29th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Sweden.