No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Kingdom need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom: the passport opens 115 countries visa-free; London — Gaborone: ≈ 8,840 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 United Kingdom passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom passport you can visit 115 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 32 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Kingdom passport ranks 34th of 199.
United Kingdom passport: visa-free access to 115 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of the United Kingdom and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 37 countries, for example: Kosovo, Georgia, Gambia, Antigua and Barbuda, Rwanda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Angola, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Grenada, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United Kingdom. United Kingdom visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

London — Gaborone: about 8,840 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: London 12:00 — Gaborone 13:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 155th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Kingdom.