No visa needed

Do citizens of Nigeria need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Nigeria 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 Nigeria: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; Abuja — Nairobi: ≈ 3,450 km, about 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 Nigeria passport?

Yes, citizens of Nigeria 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 Nigeria passport you can visit 26 countries visa-free, 14 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 111 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Nigeria passport ranks 157th of 199.
Nigeria passport: visa-free access to 26 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Nigeria and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Kiribati, and Fiji.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Nigeria. Nigeria visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Abuja — Nairobi: about 3,450 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Abuja 12:00 — Nairobi 14:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 37th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Nigeria.