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Malawi visa for citizens of Bahrain

Citizens of Bahrain get a Malawi 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 Bahrain: the passport opens 50 countries visa-free; Manama — Lilongwe: ≈ 4,830 km, about 6.5 hours of flying.

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

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Malawi visa rules at a glance

With a Bahrain passport you can visit 50 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 80 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahrain passport ranks 105th of 199.
Bahrain passport: visa-free access to 50 countries; Malawi passport: 41.
Citizens of Bahrain and Malawi can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Palestine, Kosovo, Seychelles, Mauritius, Zambia, Malaysia, Botswana, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Dominica, Micronesia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, and Haiti.
Citizens of Malawi, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Bahrain. Bahrain visa for citizens of Malawi

Travelling to Malawi: good to know

Manama — Lilongwe: about 4,830 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Manama 12:00 — Lilongwe 11:00.
Local currency: Malawian Kwacha.
Languages: English and Nyanja.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MWK 1,748.
Malawi is the 91st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bahrain.