🇩🇪 Visa-free countries for German passport holders
A German passport: visa-free or visa-on-arrival to 51 of 53 destinations Toshiko covers; 2 require a visa in advance. Each links to a step-by-step guide for your exact route.
Visa-free — travel on your passport
🇦🇱 AlbaniaNo visa needed — short visit
🇦🇷 ArgentinaNo visa needed — tourist visit
🇦🇲 ArmeniaNo visa needed — short visit
🇧🇷 BrazilNo visa needed — up to 90 days
🇨🇱 ChileNo visa needed — short visit
🇨🇴 ColombiaNo visa needed — short visit
🇨🇷 Costa RicaNo visa needed — short visit
🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicNo visa needed — short tourist visit
🇬🇪 GeorgiaNo visa needed — short visit
🇭🇰 Hong KongVisa-free for a short visit
🇯🇵 JapanNo visa needed — short visit
🇰🇿 KazakhstanNo visa needed — short visit
🇲🇾 MalaysiaNo visa needed — visa-free entry
🇲🇻 MaldivesNo visa needed — free 30-day visa on arrival
🇲🇽 MexicoNo visa needed — visa-free for tourism
🇲🇦 MoroccoNo visa needed — short visit
🇵🇪 PeruNo visa needed — tourist stay
🇵🇭 PhilippinesVisa-free for a short visit
🇶🇦 QatarVisa-free entry / visa on arrival
🇪🇺 Schengen AreaNo visa, ever — you have free movement
🇷🇸 SerbiaNo visa needed — short visit
🇸🇬 SingaporeNo visa needed — short social visit
🇿🇦 South AfricaVisa-free for a short visit
🇰🇷 South KoreaNo visa and no K-ETA needed — short visit
🇹🇼 TaiwanNo visa needed — visa-exempt entry
🇹🇭 ThailandNo visa needed — visa-free entry for tourism
🇹🇳 TunisiaNo visa needed — short visit
🇺🇿 UzbekistanNo visa needed — short visit
🇻🇳 VietnamVisa-free for a short stay
ETA, eVisa or visa on arrival
🇦🇺 AustraliaApply for an eVisitor (subclass 651) — free
🇦🇿 AzerbaijanYou need a visa — apply online (ASAN e-Visa)
🇧🇭 BahrainYou need a visa — apply online (Bahrain eVisa)
🇰🇭 CambodiaYou need a visa — apply online (e-Visa)
🇨🇦 CanadaNo visa needed — just an eTA
🇪🇬 EgyptApply for the Egypt e-Visa (online)
🇮🇳 IndiaApply for the India e-Tourist Visa (online)
🇮🇩 IndonesiaVisa on Arrival (e-VOA) — 30 days
🇮🇱 IsraelNo visa needed — but you must get an ETA-IL online
🇰🇪 KenyaElectronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) required
🇰🇼 KuwaitYou can get the tourist eVisa online — or a visa on arrival
🇱🇦 Laose-Visa or visa on arrival
🇳🇵 NepalYou need a visa — easy visa on arrival (or apply online first)
🇳🇿 New ZealandRequest an NZeTA (no visa needed)
🇴🇲 OmanApply online — unsponsored tourist eVisa
🇷🇺 RussiaVisa required — unified e-Visa or consular visa
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaApply for the Saudi tourist e-Visa (online)
🇱🇰 Sri LankaApply for a Sri Lanka ETA (online)
🇹🇷 TürkiyeApply for the Türkiye e-Visa (online)
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrival
🇬🇧 United KingdomGood news — no visa needed, just an ETA
🇺🇸 United StatesNo visa needed — travel on an ESTA