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Malawi visa for citizens of Saudi Arabia

Citizens of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia: the passport opens 53 countries visa-free; Riyadh — Lilongwe: ≈ 4,520 km, about 6 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 Saudi Arabia passport you can visit 53 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 41 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Saudi Arabia passport ranks 102nd of 199.
Saudi Arabia passport: visa-free access to 53 countries; Malawi passport: 41.
Citizens of Saudi Arabia and Malawi can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Palestine, Kosovo, Seychelles, Zambia, Mauritius, Angola, Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Malawi, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia visa for citizens of Malawi

Travelling to Malawi: good to know

Riyadh — Lilongwe: about 4,520 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Riyadh 12:00 — Lilongwe 11:00.
Local currency: Malawian Kwacha.
Languages: English and Nyanja.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MWK 1,748.
Malawi is the 88th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Saudi Arabia.