No visa needed

Do citizens of Madagascar need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Madagascar 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 Madagascar: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Antananarivo — Nairobi: ≈ 2,280 km, about 3.5 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 Madagascar passport?

Yes, citizens of Madagascar 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 Madagascar passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Madagascar passport ranks 147th of 199.
Madagascar passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Madagascar and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa, Lesotho, Rwanda, Uganda, Benin, Malaysia, Singapore, Gambia, Philippines, and Barbados.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Madagascar. Madagascar visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Antananarivo — Nairobi: about 2,280 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 11th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Madagascar.