No visa needed

Do citizens of Saudi Arabia need a visa for Uzbekistan?

Citizens of Saudi Arabia don’t need a visa for Uzbekistan 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 Saudi Arabia: the passport opens 53 countries visa-free; Riyadh — Tashkent: ≈ 2,790 km, about 4 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 Uzbekistan without a visa on a Saudi Arabia passport?

Yes, citizens of Saudi Arabia don’t need a visa for Uzbekistan for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Uzbekistan visa rules at a glance

With a Saudi Arabia passport you can visit 53 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 41 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Saudi Arabia passport ranks 102nd of 199.
Saudi Arabia passport: visa-free access to 53 countries; Uzbekistan passport: 28.
Citizens of Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan can travel together visa-free to 22 countries, for example: United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iran, Palestine, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Seychelles, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Thailand, and Malaysia.
Citizens of Uzbekistan, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia visa for citizens of Uzbekistan

Travelling to Uzbekistan: good to know

Riyadh — Tashkent: about 2,790 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Riyadh 12:00 — Tashkent 14:00.
Local currency: Uzbekistani Som.
Languages: Russian and Uzbek.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UZS 11,827.
Uzbekistan is the 31st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Saudi Arabia.