No visa needed

Do citizens of Benin need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Benin 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 Benin: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Porto-Novo — Banjul: ≈ 2,240 km, about 3.5 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 Benin passport?

Yes, citizens of Benin 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 Benin passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 44 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Benin passport ranks 134th of 199.
Benin passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Benin and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Cape Verde, Rwanda, and Tunisia.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Benin. Benin visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Porto-Novo — Banjul: about 2,240 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Porto-Novo 12:00 — Banjul 11:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 21st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Benin.