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Djibouti visa for citizens of Nigeria

Citizens of Nigeria 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 Nigeria: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; Abuja — Djibouti: ≈ 3,910 km, about 5.5 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 Nigeria passport you can visit 26 countries visa-free, 14 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 111 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Nigeria passport ranks 157th of 199.
Nigeria passport: visa-free access to 26 countries; Djibouti passport: 17.
Citizens of Nigeria and Djibouti can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Benin, Gambia, Senegal, Rwanda, Kenya, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Djibouti, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Nigeria. Nigeria visa for citizens of Djibouti

Travelling to Djibouti: good to know

Abuja — Djibouti: about 3,910 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Abuja 12:00 — Djibouti 14:00.
Local currency: Djiboutian Franc.
Languages: Arabic and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DJF 178.
Djibouti is the 56th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Nigeria.