No visa needed

Do citizens of Cameroon need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Cameroon don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 60 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 — Nairobi: ≈ 2,870 km, about 4 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

Can I travel to Kenya without a visa on a Cameroon passport?

Yes, citizens of Cameroon don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya 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; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Cameroon and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Benin, Rwanda, Gambia, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Singapore, Philippines, Micronesia, Vanuatu, and Kiribati.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Cameroon. Cameroon visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Yaoundé — Nairobi: about 2,870 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Yaoundé 12:00 — Nairobi 14:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 26th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cameroon.