San Marino
Summary
Travel through Italy
You will need to travel through Italy in order to enter San Marino. Review our Travel Advice for Italy before you travel to San Marino.
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For information about COVID-19 vaccines, see the Coronavirus page.
Although there’s no recent history of terrorism in San Marino, attacks can’t be ruled out. See Terrorism
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) are not valid in San Marino.
Around 6,000 British nationals visit San Marino every year. Most visits are trouble-free.
The emergency services numbers in San Marino are: 112/113 (emergency service, gendarmerie), 115 (public safety, fire department, local police), 118 (emergency ambulance and medical services).
Consular support is not available from the British government in San Marino. However, the British Embassy in Rome, Italy can provide consular support to British nationals.
Update history
2025-12-10 13:33
New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2024-07-01 11:48
This travel advice was reviewed for style and accuracy.
2024-05-31 13:26
Update to the terrorism section (‘Safety and security’ page).
2023-08-29 11:48
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-06-22 10:11
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2022-11-14 16:07
Removal of information on the earthquake off the east coast of Italy
2022-11-09 13:06
Notification of an earthquake on 9 November and potential resulting disruption to travel (‘Summary’ page).
2022-10-07 15:49
Removal of restrictions related to COVID-19 (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2022-05-12 15:10
Clarification about current passport validity (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-03-02 15:52
Updated information on entry requirements for San Marino (‘Entry requirements’ page)