No visa needed

Do citizens of Algeria need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Algeria don’t need a visa for the Gambia and can stay up to 90 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 Algeria: the passport opens 21 countries visa-free; Algiers — Banjul: ≈ 3,250 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to the Gambia without a visa on a Algeria passport?

Yes, citizens of Algeria don’t need a visa for the Gambia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Gambia visa rules at a glance

With a Algeria passport you can visit 21 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 94 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Algeria passport ranks 166th of 199.
Algeria passport: visa-free access to 21 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Algeria and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Tunisia, Mauritania, Mali, Benin, Guinea, Rwanda, Kenya, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Haiti, Malaysia, and Micronesia.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Algeria. Algeria visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Algiers — Banjul: about 3,250 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Algiers 12:00 — Banjul 11:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 62nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Algeria.