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Thailand visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

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The answer

e-Visa needed. Costa Rica passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Thailand.

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e-Visa
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60 days per entry
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ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA60 DAYS

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Official source

thaiconsulatela.thaiembassy.orgRoyal Thai Consulate-General, Los AngelesChecked 26 Oct 2026

the Royal Thai Consulate-General has been implementing a "Stickerless" E-Visa service.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Apply for a tourist visa online through the Thai e-Visa system before travel.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Thailand passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

Thailand passport Costa Rica

Visa needed

III. TERCER GRUPO: . GRUPO INGRESO CON VISA CONSULAR . VIGENCIA DE LA VISA: UN ÚNICO INGRESO. . PLAZO PARA ESTAMPAR LA VISA EN EL PASAPORTE: TRES MESES UNA VEZ AUTORIZADA. . PLAZO PARA INGRESAR A COSTA RICA: UNA VEZ ESTAMPADA EN EL PASAPORTE, LA VISA DEBERÁ SER UTILIZADA EN UN PLAZO MÁXIMO DE SESENTA DÍAS HÁBILES. . VIGENCIA MÍNIMA DE PASAPORTE: 180 DÍAS NATURALES.

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Visa-free nearby

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

  1. MalaysiaKuala Lumpur, about 1,190 km from BangkokVisa-free
  2. SingaporeSingapore, about 1,430 km from BangkokVisa-free
  3. Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong, about 1,730 km from BangkokVisa-free · 30 days
  4. BruneiBandar Seri Begawan, about 1,860 km from BangkokVisa-free · 14 days
  5. PhilippinesManila, about 2,210 km from BangkokVisa-free · 30 days

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

Weather in Bangkok

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

  1. JanHigh 32.8°CLow 23.6°CRain 24 mm
  2. FebHigh 33.7°CLow 25.1°CRain 21 mm
  3. MarHigh 34.7°CLow 26.5°CRain 51 mm
  4. AprHigh 35.7°CLow 27.3°CRain 94 mm
  5. MayHigh 35.1°CLow 27.0°CRain 214 mm
  6. JunHigh 34.1°CLow 26.5°CRain 206 mm
  7. JulHigh 33.5°CLow 26.2°CRain 191 mm
  8. AugHigh 33.3°CLow 26.0°CRain 229 mm
  9. SepHigh 33.2°CLow 25.6°CRain 336 mm
  10. OctHigh 33.0°CLow 25.4°CRain 289 mm
  11. NovHigh 33.1°CLow 25.0°CRain 45 mm
  12. DecHigh 32.3°CLow 23.4°CRain 12 mm

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

Averages of 24 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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