No visa needed

Do citizens of Ethiopia need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia: the passport opens 12 countries visa-free; Addis Ababa — Banjul: ≈ 6,040 km, about 8 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 Ethiopia passport?

Yes, citizens of Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia passport you can visit 12 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ethiopia passport ranks 189th of 199.
Ethiopia passport: visa-free access to 12 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Ethiopia and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Benin, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Ethiopia. Ethiopia visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Addis Ababa — Banjul: about 6,040 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Addis Ababa 12:00 — Banjul 09:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 125th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ethiopia.