Visa on arrival

Madagascar visa for citizens of France

Citizens of France 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 France: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Paris — Antananarivo: ≈ 8,760 km, about 11.5 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 France passport?

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Madagascar visa rules at a glance

With a France passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the France passport ranks 3rd of 199.
France passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Madagascar passport: 29.
Citizens of France and Madagascar can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Gambia, Rwanda, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Zambia, Seychelles, Panama, South Africa, Honduras, Eswatini, and Nicaragua.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Madagascar, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to France. France visa for citizens of Madagascar

Travelling to Madagascar: good to know

Paris — Antananarivo: about 8,760 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Paris 12:00 — Antananarivo 13:00.
Local currency: Malagasy Ariary.
Languages: French and Malagasy.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MGA 4,398.
Madagascar is the 151st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of France.