No visa needed

Do citizens of Sudan need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Sudan 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 Sudan: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Khartoum — Nairobi: ≈ 1,940 km, about 3 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 Sudan passport?

Yes, citizens of Sudan 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 Sudan passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 108 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Sudan passport ranks 184th of 199.
Sudan passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Sudan and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Rwanda, Seychelles, Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Malaysia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Sudan. Sudan visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Khartoum — Nairobi: about 1,940 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Khartoum 12:00 — Nairobi 13:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 13th closest of 195 destinations open to citizens of Sudan.