No visa needed

Do citizens of the Gambia need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of the Gambia don’t need a visa for Kenya 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 the Gambia: the passport opens 43 countries visa-free; Banjul — Nairobi: ≈ 6,110 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 Kenya without a visa on a Gambia passport?

Yes, citizens of the Gambia don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya visa rules at a glance

With a Gambia passport you can visit 43 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 93 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Gambia passport ranks 111th of 199.
Gambia passport: visa-free access to 43 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of the Gambia and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Ghana, Benin, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Rwanda, Uganda, Haiti, Tanzania, Botswana, Malawi, Jamaica, and Bahamas.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Gambia. Gambia visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Banjul — Nairobi: about 6,110 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Banjul 12:00 — Nairobi 15:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 102nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Gambia.