Visa on arrival

Burundi visa for citizens of Gabon

Citizens of Gabon 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 Gabon: the passport opens 27 countries visa-free; Libreville — Gitega: ≈ 2,320 km, about 3.5 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 Gabon passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Gabon 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 Gabon passport you can visit 27 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Gabon passport ranks 153rd of 199.
Gabon passport: visa-free access to 27 countries; Burundi passport: 18.
Citizens of Gabon and Burundi can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Benin, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Kenya, Gambia, 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, need an e-visa to travel to Gabon. Gabon visa for citizens of Burundi

Travelling to Burundi: good to know

Libreville — Gitega: about 2,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Libreville 12:00 — Gitega 13:00.
Local currency: Burundian Franc.
Languages: French and Rundi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BIF 3,009.
Burundi is the 17th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Gabon.