No visa needed

Do citizens of Papua New Guinea need a visa for Thailand?

Citizens of Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea: the passport opens 37 countries visa-free; Port Moresby — Bangkok: ≈ 5,760 km, about 7.5 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 Papua New Guinea passport?

Yes, citizens of Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea passport you can visit 37 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 83 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Papua New Guinea passport ranks 129th of 199.
Papua New Guinea passport: visa-free access to 37 countries; Thailand passport: 41.
Citizens of Papua New Guinea and Thailand can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Micronesia, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Seychelles, Palestine, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Dominica.
Citizens of Thailand, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea visa for citizens of Thailand

Travelling to Thailand: good to know

Port Moresby — Bangkok: about 5,760 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Port Moresby 12:00 — Bangkok 08:00.
Local currency: Thai Baht.
Languages: Thai.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ THB 33.
Thailand is the 26th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Papua New Guinea.