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Burundi visa for citizens of Benin

Citizens of Benin get a Burundi visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Benin: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Porto-Novo — Gitega: ≈ 3,230 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to Burundi without a visa on a Benin passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Benin get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Burundi visa rules at a glance

With a Benin passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 44 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Benin passport ranks 134th of 199.
Benin passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Burundi passport: 18.
Citizens of Benin and Burundi can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Central African Republic, Gambia, Rwanda, Kenya, Seychelles, Mauritius, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Ecuador, Singapore, Philippines, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Burundi, in turn, don’t need a visa for Benin. Benin visa for citizens of Burundi

Travelling to Burundi: good to know

Porto-Novo — Gitega: about 3,230 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Porto-Novo 12:00 — Gitega 13:00.
Local currency: Burundian Franc.
Languages: French and Rundi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BIF 3,009.
Burundi is the 29th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Benin.