No visa needed

Do citizens of Romania need a visa for South Korea?

Citizens of Romania don’t need a visa for South Korea 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 Romania: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Bucharest — Seoul: ≈ 7,930 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 Korea without a visa on a Romania passport?

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

South Korea visa rules at a glance

With a Romania passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Romania passport ranks 17th of 199.
Romania passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; South Korea passport: 114.
Citizens of Romania and South Korea can travel together visa-free to 108 countries, for example: Bulgaria, Moldova, Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Slovakia, Croatia, and Austria.
Citizens of South Korea, in turn, don’t need a visa for Romania. Romania visa for citizens of South Korea

Travelling to South Korea: good to know

Bucharest — Seoul: about 7,930 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Bucharest 12:00 — Seoul 18:00.
Local currency: South Korean Won.
Languages: Korean.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₩1,357.
South Korea is the 138th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Romania.