No visa needed

Do citizens of Monaco need a visa for South Africa?

Citizens of Monaco 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 Monaco: the passport opens 107 countries visa-free; Monaco — Pretoria: ≈ 8,010 km, about 10.5 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 Monaco passport?

Yes, citizens of Monaco 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 Monaco passport you can visit 107 countries visa-free, 35 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 18 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Monaco passport ranks 44th of 199.
Monaco passport: visa-free access to 107 countries; South Africa passport: 60.
Citizens of Monaco and South Africa can travel together visa-free to 46 countries, for example: Tunisia, Palestine, Georgia, Gambia, Rwanda, Angola, Zambia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Seychelles, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Dominican Republic.
Citizens of South Africa, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Monaco. Monaco visa for citizens of South Africa

Travelling to South Africa: good to know

Monaco — Pretoria: about 8,010 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, and Northern Sotho.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZAR 16.
South Africa is the 141st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Monaco.