No visa needed

Do citizens of Madagascar need a visa for El Salvador?

Citizens of Madagascar don’t need a visa for El Salvador and can stay up to 180 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 Madagascar: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Antananarivo — San Salvador: ≈ 15,370 km, about 19.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to El Salvador without a visa on a Madagascar passport?

Yes, citizens of Madagascar don’t need a visa for El Salvador for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

El Salvador visa rules at a glance

With a Madagascar passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Madagascar passport ranks 147th of 199.
Madagascar passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; El Salvador passport: 79.
Citizens of Madagascar and El Salvador can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia, Dominica, Haiti, Ecuador, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of El Salvador, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Madagascar. Madagascar visa for citizens of El Salvador

Travelling to El Salvador: good to know

Antananarivo — San Salvador: about 15,370 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Antananarivo 12:00 — San Salvador 03:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
El Salvador is the 194th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Madagascar.