No visa needed

Do citizens of Monaco need a visa for the Vatican City?

Citizens of Monaco don’t need a visa for the Vatican City 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 Monaco: the passport opens 107 countries visa-free; Monaco — Vatican City: ≈ 460 km, about 1 hour 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 the Vatican City without a visa on a Monaco passport?

Yes, citizens of Monaco don’t need a visa for the Vatican City for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vatican City visa rules at a glance

With a Monaco passport you can visit 107 countries visa-free, 35 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 18 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Monaco passport ranks 44th of 199.
Monaco passport: visa-free access to 107 countries; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of Monaco and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 91 countries, for example: Switzerland, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Italy, Andorra, Slovenia, Luxembourg, France, Croatia, Tunisia, Belgium, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, don’t need a visa for Monaco. Monaco visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

Monaco — Vatican City: about 460 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Monaco.