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Ecuador visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Costa Rica passport holders can visit Ecuador visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Limit
90 days within 365 days
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

Ley Orgánica Reformatoria a la Ley Orgánica de Movilidad Humana, Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador, Ley s/n (Séptimo Suplemento del Registro Oficial 151, 24-X-2025), hosted on gob.ec (Wayback Machine capture, because gob.ec times out from here)Checked 29 Oct 2026

El plazo de permanencia autorizado como turista será de hasta 90 días en el período de un año contado a partir del primer ingreso que marca el inicio de su año cronológico

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

La persona extranjera para ingresar al país deberá portar su pasaporte con una vigencia mínima de seis meses previo a su caducidad

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Ecuador passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

Ecuador passport Costa Rica

Visa needed

ALBANIA ANGOLA ARABIA SAUDÍ ARGELIA ARMENIA BARÉIN BENÍN BIELORRUSIA BOSNIA Y HERZEGOVINA BOTSUANA BURKINA FASO (ALTO VOLTA) BURUNDI BUTÁN CABO VERDE CAMBOYA CAMERÚN COLOMBIA* COSTA DE MARFIL (CÔTE D'IVOIRE) COMORAS CHAD ECUADOR EGIPTO ESWATINI (ANTES SUAZILANDIA) GABÓN GAMBIA GEORGIA GHANA GUINEA GUINEA-BISÁU (GUINEA BISSAU) GUINEA ECUATORIAL INDIA INDONESIA JORDANIA KENIA KOSOVO KUWAIT LESOTO LIBERIA LIBIA LÍBANO MADAGASCAR MALAUI MALI MARRUECOS MOLDOVA (MOLDAVIA) MONGOLIA MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA NEPAL NICARAGUA* NÍGER NIGERIA OMÁN PAPÚA NUEVA GUINEA REPÚBLICA ÁRABE SAHARAHUI DEMOCRÁTICA (SAHARA OCCIDENTAL) REPÚBLICA CENTROAFRICANA REPÚBLICA DE MACEDONIA DEL NORTE (ANTES REPUBLICA DE MACEDONIA) REPÚBLICA DEL CONGO REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DEL CONGO (ANTES ZAIRE) REPÚBLICA POPULAR CHINA* REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA POPULAR DE LAOS REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA RUANDA SENEGAL SIERRA LEONA SUDÁN (SUDÁN DEL NORTE) SUDÁN DEL SUR TAILANDIA TANZANIA TIMOR ORIENTAL TOGO TÚNEZ UGANDA VENEZUELA* VIETNAM YEMEN YIBUTI ZAMBIA ZIMBABUE

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Costa Rica passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Quito, nearest first.

  1. ColombiaBogotá, about 730 km from QuitoVisa-free · 90 days
  2. PanamaPanama City, about 1,030 km from QuitoVisa-free · 3 months
  3. PeruLima, about 1,320 km from QuitoVisa-free · 90 days
  4. NicaraguaManagua, about 1,620 km from QuitoVisa-free
  5. ArubaOranjestad, about 1,700 km from QuitoVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Quito

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Quito, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 18.6°CLow 6.7°CRain 140 mm
  2. FebHigh 18.2°CLow 7.2°CRain 156 mm
  3. MarHigh 18.4°CLow 7.2°CRain 203 mm
  4. AprHigh 18.4°CLow 7.0°CRain 200 mm
  5. MayHigh 18.4°CLow 6.6°CRain 154 mm
  6. JunHigh 18.6°CLow 6.2°CRain 62 mm
  7. JulHigh 18.7°CLow 5.7°CRain 40 mm
  8. AugHigh 19.5°CLow 5.5°CRain 37 mm
  9. SepHigh 19.7°CLow 6.1°CRain 67 mm
  10. OctHigh 19.0°CLow 6.3°CRain 119 mm
  11. NovHigh 19.0°CLow 6.7°CRain 138 mm
  12. DecHigh 18.7°CLow 6.5°CRain 139 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 10 to 25 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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