Visa on arrival

Madagascar visa for citizens of Benin

Citizens of Benin get a Madagascar visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Benin: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Porto-Novo — Antananarivo: ≈ 5,670 km, about 7.5 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to Madagascar without a visa on a Benin passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Benin get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Madagascar visa rules at a glance

With a Benin passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 44 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Benin passport ranks 134th of 199.
Benin passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Madagascar passport: 29.
Citizens of Benin and Madagascar can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Gambia, Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Ecuador, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Madagascar, in turn, don’t need a visa for Benin. Benin visa for citizens of Madagascar

Travelling to Madagascar: good to know

Porto-Novo — Antananarivo: about 5,670 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Porto-Novo 12:00 — Antananarivo 14:00.
Local currency: Malagasy Ariary.
Languages: French and Malagasy.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MGA 4,398.
Madagascar is the 101st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Benin.