No visa needed

Do citizens of the Gambia need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of the Gambia don’t need a visa for the Bahamas and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the Gambia: the passport opens 43 countries visa-free; Banjul — Nassau: ≈ 6,460 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to the Bahamas without a visa on a Gambia passport?

Yes, citizens of the Gambia don’t need a visa for the Bahamas for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Bahamas visa rules at a glance

With a Gambia passport you can visit 43 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 93 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Gambia passport ranks 111th of 199.
Gambia passport: visa-free access to 43 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of the Gambia and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Ghana, Benin, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Rwanda, Uganda, Haiti, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Malawi, and Jamaica.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Gambia. Gambia visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Banjul — Nassau: about 6,460 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Banjul 12:00 — Nassau 08:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 112th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Gambia.