A Spanish passport (Spanish: pasaporte español) is an identity document issued to Spanish citizens with right of abode in the Iberian mainland, Ceuta, Melilla, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, for the purpose of travel outside Spain. Every Spanish citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The passport, along with the national identity card, allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union, European Economic Area, and Switzerland.

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Spanish Passport Pasaporte español
Front cover of a contemporary Spanish biometric passport (with chip )
The data page of a contemporary Spanish biometric passport
Type	Passport
Issued by	Spain
First issued	14 August 2006 (biometric passport) 2 January 2015 (current biometric version 3.0)
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Spanish citizenship
Expiration	Spanish passports expire 5 years after issuance when borne by citizens up to the age of 30, and 10 years for citizens aged 30 and above
Cost	€30.00[1]

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Spanish citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 194 (of 194 as the maximum) countries and territories; the international access available to Spanish citizens ranks 1st in the world according to the January 2024 Visa Restrictions Index.^[2]

• Ordinary Passport (Spanish: Pasaporte ordinario) - Issued for ordinary travel, such as vacations and business trips
• Collective Passport (Spanish: Pasaporte colectivo) - Issued for the occasion of pilgrimages, excursions and other acts of analogous nature, whenever reciprocity with the destination country exists; its validity is limited a single trip, whose duration will not be able to exceed three months.
• Diplomatic Passport (Spanish: Pasaporte diplomático) - Issued to Spanish diplomats, top ranking government officials and diplomatic couriers.
• Official and Service Passports (Spanish: Pasaportes oficiales y de servicio)- Issued to individuals representing the Spanish government on official business

As of January 2024, Spanish citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 194 (of 194 as the maximum) countries and territories, ranking the ordinary Spanish passport 1st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index 2024/January.^[3]

Spanish citizens can live and work in any country within the EU as a result of the right of free movement and residence granted in Article 21 of the EU Treaty.^[4]

• Passport issued to a Spanish republican in exile by the Spanish consulate in Bordeaux, France, in 1948.
• Passport issued to a Spanish resident in Ifni province, 1951
• Leather "green cover" Spanish ordinary passport, issued in 1988

• Visa requirements for Spanish citizens
• Passports of the European Union