What travel documents do I need to travel to Greece?

Passport or ID card

If you are a citizen of the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland, you can travel to Greece with your passport or ID card.

Both travel documents are on the same level, and you can visit Greece with an ID and passport without any problems, either by air, by boat or by car.

Travellers often encounter the problem that staff at airports or hotels require "Passport". However, this only means any valid travel document, i.e. passport or ID.

• Both theID card and the passport can be used as a travel document if you are a citizen of the EU, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein.
• You only needa passport if you are a citizen of any other country.

Validity of the travel document

Both passports are valid for the duration of your stay only and no extension is required.

Customs regulations

You can import 10 litres of alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of more than 22%, 20 litres of an intermediate product (e.g. vermouth, liqueur, etc.) into or out of the country duty free.), 90 litres of wine, of which 60 litres for sparkling wines, 110 litres of beer, 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos (short cigars) and cigars weighing less than 3 gr./piece, 200 other cigars, 1 kg of tobacco, provided that the goods are intended for personal consumption.

The export and import of weapons and ammunition, medicines (except those intended for personal use), antiques and art objects, protected plants, animals and natural objects is prohibited without a special permit. No more than 10 000 eur or its equivalent in another currency may be carried in cash.

Transportation and possession of even small amounts of drugs is often punishable by life imprisonment. Carrying a knife or tear (pepper) spray is treated as unlawful arming.