No visa needed

Do citizens of Lithuania need a visa for South Africa?

Citizens of Lithuania don’t need a visa for South Africa 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 Lithuania: the passport opens 117 countries visa-free; Vilnius — Pretoria: ≈ 8,950 km, about 11.5 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 South Africa without a visa on a Lithuania passport?

Yes, citizens of Lithuania don’t need a visa for South Africa for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

South Africa visa rules at a glance

With a Lithuania passport you can visit 117 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Lithuania passport ranks 32nd of 199.
Lithuania passport: visa-free access to 117 countries; South Africa passport: 60.
Citizens of Lithuania and South Africa can travel together visa-free to 48 countries, for example: Georgia, Tunisia, Palestine, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Zambia, Thailand, Macau, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Bahamas, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of South Africa, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Lithuania. Lithuania visa for citizens of South Africa

Travelling to South Africa: good to know

Vilnius — Pretoria: about 8,950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Vilnius 12:00 — Pretoria 11:00.
Local currency: South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, and Northern Sotho.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZAR 16.
South Africa is the 154th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Lithuania.