No visa needed

Do citizens of Tanzania need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 180 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 Tanzania: the passport opens 42 countries visa-free; Dodoma — Nairobi: ≈ 560 km, about 1 hour of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

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

Yes, citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya visa rules at a glance

With a Tanzania passport you can visit 42 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 40 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tanzania passport ranks 116th of 199.
Tanzania passport: visa-free access to 42 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Tanzania and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Eswatini, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, and Benin.
A language both countries share: English.
Tanzania and Kenya share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, don’t need a visa for Tanzania. Tanzania visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Dodoma — Nairobi: about 560 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
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 1st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tanzania.