Greece visa guide
Currency: EUR · Major cities: Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Thessaloniki, Crete, Rhodes, Corfu
Verified details· checked 2026-09-07
Greece is part of the Schengen Area — one Schengen visa covers all member states.
- Maximum stay
- 90 days
- Processing time
- 15–45 calendar days at a consulate or visa centre — apply up to 6 months ahead
- Fee
- €90 adult, €45 for children aged 6–12, plus service charge
Good to know
- Short stays are capped at 90 days in any rolling 180-day period across the whole Schengen area.
- Travel insurance covering at least €30,000 in medical costs is mandatory.
- Apply at the consulate of your main destination, or of your first entry point when stays are equal.
By passport
- 🇺🇸 United States passport — Visa free, up to 90 days
Check your exact passport
Signed-in travellers can check the rule for their own passport and save visas with expiry reminders.
Open the visa checker →Main airports
- HER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport, Heraklion
- KVA · Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport, Kavala
- CFU · Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport, Kerkyra (Corfu)
- KGS · Kos International Airport "Ippokratis", Kos Island
- RHO · Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras", Rhodes
- JTR · Santorini International Airport, Santorini Island
- CHQ · Chania International Airport, Souda
- ATH · Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Spata-Artemida
- SKG · Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport, Thessaloniki
- AXD · Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport, Alexandroupolis
- JKH · Chios Island National Airport, Chios Island
- JSH · Sitia Airport, Crete Island
Destination guides
Rules change. Always confirm with official government sources before booking.