The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The participants in this study were students of English Education in the 5th semester who had taken an online speaking course during. Data collection techniques were carried out by filling out questionnaires through Google Forms to determine student perceptions and interviews via WhatsApp chat to find out obstacles in online learning. The results showed that EFL students' perceptions of online learning in speaking course were 68.47% in the not good enough category. The obstacles in online learning in speaking course include poor internet network, large expenses to buy internet quota, inadequate quality of gadgets, low student activity, lack of interaction that makes speaking little practice. Thus, it can be concluded that EFL students' perceptions of online learning in speaking course are included in the poor category, with several obstacles faced by students in the learning process.