No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for South Korea?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for South Korea and can stay up to 180 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 Canada: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Ottawa — Seoul: ≈ 10,510 km, about 13.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to South Korea without a visa on a Canada passport?

Yes, citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for South Korea for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

South Korea visa rules at a glance

With a Canada passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 33 with an e-visa; 18 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Canada passport ranks 37th of 199.
Canada passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; South Korea passport: 114.
Citizens of Canada and South Korea can travel together visa-free to 107 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Saint Lucia, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Iceland.
Citizens of South Korea, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of South Korea

Travelling to South Korea: good to know

Ottawa — Seoul: about 10,510 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +15 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Seoul 03:00.
Local currency: South Korean Won.
Languages: Korean.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₩1,357.
South Korea is the 135th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.