No visa needed

Do citizens of Cameroon need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Cameroon 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 Cameroon: the passport opens 21 countries visa-free; Yaoundé — Banjul: ≈ 3,260 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 Cameroon passport?

Yes, citizens of Cameroon 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 Cameroon passport you can visit 21 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 104 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cameroon passport ranks 166th of 199.
Cameroon passport: visa-free access to 21 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Cameroon and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Nigeria, Benin, Rwanda, Mali, Kenya, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Singapore, Philippines, Micronesia, Vanuatu, and Kiribati.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Cameroon. Cameroon visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Yaoundé — Banjul: about 3,260 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Yaoundé 12:00 — Banjul 11:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 35th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cameroon.