No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Thailand?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Thailand and can stay up to 60 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 — Bangkok: ≈ 13,420 km, about 17.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

Can I travel to Thailand without a visa on a Canada passport?

Yes, citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Thailand for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Thailand 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; Thailand passport: 41.
Citizens of Canada and Thailand can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Albania, Turkey, Georgia, Chile, Kazakhstan, Palestine, and Argentina.
Citizens of Thailand, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Thailand

Travelling to Thailand: good to know

Ottawa — Bangkok: about 13,420 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +13 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Bangkok 01:00.
Local currency: Thai Baht.
Languages: Thai.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ THB 33.
Thailand is the 183rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.