No visa needed

Do citizens of the Czech Republic need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of the Czech Republic don’t need a visa for Vietnam and can stay up to 45 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 Czech Republic: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Prague — Hanoi: ≈ 8,330 km, about 11 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 45 days

Can I travel to Vietnam without a visa on a Czech Republic passport?

Yes, citizens of the Czech Republic don’t need a visa for Vietnam for up to 45 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vietnam visa rules at a glance

With a Czech Republic passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Czech Republic passport ranks 27th of 199.
Czech Republic passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of the Czech Republic and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Belarus, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Seychelles, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Thailand, Panama, Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Czech Republic. Czech Republic visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Prague — Hanoi: about 8,330 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Prague 12:00 — Hanoi 17:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 144th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Czech Republic.