Visa atlas · South Africa
Visa-free countries for South African passport
🇿🇦 South African travelers can likely enter 161 countries without a visa and 27 more with eVisa or visa on arrival — based on Routr's conservative planning estimates across 197 destinations. Always confirm with official government sources before booking.
161 visa-free27 eVisa / VOA9 visa likely required
Visa-free countries
- AlbaniaLikely visa-free
- AndorraLikely visa-free
- AngolaLikely visa-free
- AntiguaLikely visa-free
- ArgentinaLikely visa-free
- ArmeniaLikely visa-free
- ArubaLikely visa-free
- AustraliaLikely visa-free
- AustriaLikely visa-free
- BahamasLikely visa-free
- BahrainLikely visa-free
- BangladeshLikely visa-free
- BarbadosLikely visa-free
- BelgiumLikely visa-free
- BelizeLikely visa-free
- BeninLikely visa-free
- BhutanLikely visa-free
- BoliviaLikely visa-free
- BosniaLikely visa-free
- BotswanaLikely visa-free
- BruneiLikely visa-free
- BulgariaLikely visa-free
- Burkina FasoLikely visa-free
- BurundiLikely visa-free
- CameroonLikely visa-free
- CanadaLikely visa-free
- Cape VerdeLikely visa-free
- Cayman IslandsLikely visa-free
- Central African RepublicLikely visa-free
- ChadLikely visa-free
- ChileLikely visa-free
- ColombiaLikely visa-free
- ComorosLikely visa-free
- CongoLikely visa-free
- Cook IslandsLikely visa-free
- Costa RicaLikely visa-free
- CroatiaLikely visa-free
- CuracaoLikely visa-free
- CyprusLikely visa-free
- Czech RepublicLikely visa-free
- Democratic Republic of the CongoLikely visa-free
- DenmarkLikely visa-free
- DominicaLikely visa-free
- Dominican RepublicLikely visa-free
- EcuadorLikely visa-free
- El SalvadorLikely visa-free
- Equatorial GuineaLikely visa-free
- EritreaLikely visa-free
- EstoniaLikely visa-free
- EswatiniLikely visa-free
- FijiLikely visa-free
- FinlandLikely visa-free
- FranceLikely visa-free
- French PolynesiaLikely visa-free
- GabonLikely visa-free
- GambiaLikely visa-free
- GeorgiaLikely visa-free
- GermanyLikely visa-free
- GreeceLikely visa-free
- GrenadaLikely visa-free
- GuatemalaLikely visa-free
- GuineaLikely visa-free
- Guinea-BissauLikely visa-free
- GuyanaLikely visa-free
- HaitiLikely visa-free
- HondurasLikely visa-free
- Hong KongLikely visa-free
- HungaryLikely visa-free
- IcelandLikely visa-free
- IndonesiaLikely visa-free
- IrelandLikely visa-free
- IsraelLikely visa-free
- ItalyLikely visa-free
- JamaicaLikely visa-free
- JapanLikely visa-free
- KiribatiLikely visa-free
- KosovoLikely visa-free
- KuwaitLikely visa-free
- KyrgyzstanLikely visa-free
- LatviaLikely visa-free
- LesothoLikely visa-free
- LiberiaLikely visa-free
- LibyaLikely visa-free
- LiechtensteinLikely visa-free
- LithuaniaLikely visa-free
- LuxembourgLikely visa-free
- MalawiLikely visa-free
- MalaysiaLikely visa-free
- MaldivesLikely visa-free
- MaliLikely visa-free
- MaltaLikely visa-free
- Marshall IslandsLikely visa-free
- MauritaniaLikely visa-free
- MauritiusLikely visa-free
- MexicoLikely visa-free
- MicronesiaLikely visa-free
- MoldovaLikely visa-free
- MonacoLikely visa-free
- MontenegroLikely visa-free
- MoroccoLikely visa-free
- NamibiaLikely visa-free
- NauruLikely visa-free
- NetherlandsLikely visa-free
- New CaledoniaLikely visa-free
- New ZealandLikely visa-free
- NicaraguaLikely visa-free
- NigerLikely visa-free
- North KoreaLikely visa-free
- North MacedoniaLikely visa-free
- NorwayLikely visa-free
- OmanLikely visa-free
- PalauLikely visa-free
- PalestineLikely visa-free
- PanamaLikely visa-free
- Papua New GuineaLikely visa-free
- ParaguayLikely visa-free
- PeruLikely visa-free
- PhilippinesLikely visa-free
- PolandLikely visa-free
- PortugalLikely visa-free
- Puerto RicoLikely visa-free
- QatarLikely visa-free
- RomaniaLikely visa-free
- SamoaLikely visa-free
- San MarinoLikely visa-free
- São Tomé and PríncipeLikely visa-free
- SerbiaLikely visa-free
- SeychellesLikely visa-free
- Sierra LeoneLikely visa-free
- SingaporeLikely visa-free
- SlovakiaLikely visa-free
- SloveniaLikely visa-free
- Solomon IslandsLikely visa-free
- SomaliaLikely visa-free
- South KoreaLikely visa-free
- South SudanLikely visa-free
- SpainLikely visa-free
- St BartsLikely visa-free
- St LuciaLikely visa-free
- SudanLikely visa-free
- SurinameLikely visa-free
- SwedenLikely visa-free
- SwitzerlandLikely visa-free
- SyriaLikely visa-free
- TaiwanLikely visa-free
- TajikistanLikely visa-free
- ThailandLikely visa-free
- Timor-LesteLikely visa-free
- TogoLikely visa-free
- TongaLikely visa-free
- Trinidad and TobagoLikely visa-free
- TunisiaLikely visa-free
- Turks and CaicosLikely visa-free
- TuvaluLikely visa-free
- UAELikely visa-free
- United KingdomLikely visa-free
- United StatesLikely visa-free
- UruguayLikely visa-free
- VanuatuLikely visa-free
- Vatican CityLikely visa-free
- YemenLikely visa-free
eVisa & visa on arrival
- AzerbaijaneVisa / VOA
- CambodiaeVisa / VOA
- DjiboutieVisa / VOA
- EgypteVisa / VOA
- EthiopiaeVisa / VOA
- IndiaeVisa / VOA
- JordaneVisa / VOA
- KazakhstaneVisa / VOA
- KenyaeVisa / VOA
- LaoseVisa / VOA
- LebanoneVisa / VOA
- MadagascareVisa / VOA
- MongoliaeVisa / VOA
- MozambiqueeVisa / VOA
- MyanmareVisa / VOA
- NepaleVisa / VOA
- RwandaeVisa / VOA
- Saudi ArabiaeVisa / VOA
- SenegaleVisa / VOA
- Sri LankaeVisa / VOA
- TanzaniaeVisa / VOA
- TurkeyeVisa / VOA
- UgandaeVisa / VOA
- UzbekistaneVisa / VOA
- VietnameVisa / VOA
- ZambiaeVisa / VOA
- ZimbabweeVisa / VOA
Other passports
- 🇨🇦 Canadian
- 🇺🇸 American
- 🇬🇧 British
- 🇦🇺 Australian
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- 🇮🇪 Irish
- 🇩🇪 German
- 🇫🇷 French
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- 🇨🇭 Swiss
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- 🇦🇹 Austrian
- 🇧🇪 Belgian
- 🇩🇰 Danish
- 🇫🇮 Finnish
- 🇸🇪 Swedish
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
- 🇬🇷 Greek
- 🇵🇱 Polish
- 🇨🇿 Czech
- 🇭🇺 Hungarian
- 🇷🇴 Romanian
- 🇮🇸 Icelandic
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourgish
- 🇭🇷 Croatian
- 🇸🇰 Slovak
- 🇸🇮 Slovenian
- 🇧🇬 Bulgarian
- 🇪🇪 Estonian
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
- 🇸🇬 Singaporean
- 🇰🇷 South Korean
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian
- 🇲🇽 Mexican
- 🇮🇳 Indian
- 🇦🇪 Emirati
- 🇮🇱 Israeli
- 🇹🇭 Thai
- 🇵🇭 Filipino
- 🇮🇩 Indonesian
- 🇲🇾 Malaysian
- 🇻🇳 Vietnamese
- 🇨🇳 Chinese
- 🇹🇷 Turkish
- 🇦🇷 Argentine
- 🇨🇴 Colombian
- 🇨🇱 Chilean
- 🇳🇬 Nigerian
- 🇪🇬 Egyptian
Planning estimates only — not legal advice. Entry rules change. Verify with official government sources before travel.