No visa needed

Do citizens of Malawi need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Malawi don’t need a visa for Benin 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 Malawi: the passport opens 41 countries visa-free; Lilongwe — Porto-Novo: ≈ 4,120 km, about 5.5 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 Benin without a visa on a Malawi passport?

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

Benin visa rules at a glance

With a Malawi passport you can visit 41 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malawi passport ranks 121st of 199.
Malawi passport: visa-free access to 41 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Malawi and Benin can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Rwanda, South Africa, Kenya, Seychelles, Mauritius, Ghana, Gambia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Malawi. Malawi visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

Lilongwe — Porto-Novo: about 4,120 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Lilongwe 12:00 — Porto-Novo 11:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Benin is the 35th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malawi.