No visa needed

Do citizens of the Netherlands need a visa for Thailand?

Citizens of the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Amsterdam — Bangkok: ≈ 9,180 km, about 12 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 Netherlands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Netherlands 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 Netherlands passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Netherlands passport ranks 6th of 199.
Netherlands passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Thailand passport: 41.
Citizens of the Netherlands and Thailand can travel together visa-free to 36 countries, for example: Albania, Turkey, Georgia, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominican Republic, Haiti, China, and Seychelles.
Citizens of Thailand, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Netherlands. Netherlands visa for citizens of Thailand

Travelling to Thailand: good to know

Amsterdam — Bangkok: about 9,180 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Amsterdam 12:00 — Bangkok 17:00.
Local currency: Thai Baht.
Languages: Thai.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ THB 33.
Thailand is the 163rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Netherlands.