No visa needed

Do citizens of Lithuania need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Lithuania don’t need a visa for Botswana 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 Lithuania: the passport opens 117 countries visa-free; Vilnius — Gaborone: ≈ 8,820 km, about 11.5 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 Botswana without a visa on a Lithuania passport?

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

Botswana visa rules at a glance

With a Lithuania passport you can visit 117 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Lithuania passport ranks 32nd of 199.
Lithuania passport: visa-free access to 117 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Lithuania and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Kosovo, Georgia, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Zambia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Bahamas, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Haiti.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Lithuania. Lithuania visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Vilnius — Gaborone: about 8,820 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Vilnius 12:00 — Gaborone 11:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 149th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Lithuania.