Do United Kingdom citizens need a visa for Greece?
No. British passport holders do not need a visa for short tourism stays in Greece, per eur-lex.europa.eu (checked 2026-09-03). This answer is about short tourist visits.
No. British passport holders do not need a visa for short tourism stays in Greece, per eur-lex.europa.eu (checked 2026-09-03).
What this answer covers
This answer is about short tourist visits.
It says what the official source states for a British passport on a short visit. Whether a traveller is admitted is decided at the border. The official page states the current conditions.
Conditions and stay length for this answer
No further conditions are published with this answer.
The official page states the permitted stay length and the current conditions for Greece. Open the official source (checked 2026-09-03).
This answer covers tourism only. Working or studying in Greece is a different question with different rules — it is never answered by a tourism entry rule: work routes for Greece · study routes for Greece.
Related answers
Every destination for this passport, and more about Greece.
- Every destination answer for a British passport
- Greece short-stay entry — the answer for every passport
- Greece country page — living there: costs, work and housing
- More pair answers from this passport: United States · Canada · France · Japan · Australia · Spain.