No visa needed

Do citizens of Denmark need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Denmark 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 Denmark: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Copenhagen — Banjul: ≈ 5,320 km, about 7 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 Denmark passport?

Yes, citizens of Denmark 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 Denmark passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Denmark passport ranks 14th of 199.
Denmark passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Denmark and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Tunisia, Senegal, Cape Verde, Dominica, Barbados, Bahamas, Seychelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Botswana, Belize, and Eswatini.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Denmark. Denmark visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Copenhagen — Banjul: about 5,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Copenhagen 12:00 — Banjul 10:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 84th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Denmark.