San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two microstates within the Italian Peninsula, the other being Vatican City. Wikipedia
Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 10 December 2025:
You can travel without a visa to the Schengen area and San Marino for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. This applies if you travel:
as a tourist
to visit family or friends
to attend business meetings, cultural or sports events
for short-term studies or training
Passport validity
San Marino follows Schengen area rules. Your passport must:
have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it may have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ago
have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in San Marino
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
San Marino's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in San Marino
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Time
- UTC+2
- Tue 23:12 there now
- Plugs and power
- Types C, F · 230 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +378
- Languages
- Italian
- Capital
- San Marino
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.