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Djibouti visa for citizens of Australia

Citizens of Australia get a Djibouti 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 Australia: the passport opens 109 countries visa-free; Canberra — Djibouti: ≈ 12,190 km, about 15.5 hours of flying.

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

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Djibouti visa rules at a glance

With a Australia passport you can visit 109 countries visa-free, 39 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Australia passport ranks 43rd of 199.
Australia passport: visa-free access to 109 countries; Djibouti passport: 17.
Citizens of Australia and Djibouti can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Micronesia, Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Rwanda, Ecuador, Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Dominica, Gambia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Djibouti, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Australia. Australia visa for citizens of Djibouti

Travelling to Djibouti: good to know

Canberra — Djibouti: about 12,190 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Canberra 12:00 — Djibouti 04:00.
Local currency: Djiboutian Franc.
Languages: Arabic and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DJF 178.
Djibouti is the 65th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Australia.