No visa needed

Do citizens of Algeria need a visa for Mali?

Citizens of Algeria don’t need a visa for Mali and can stay up to 30 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 Algeria: the passport opens 21 countries visa-free; Algiers — Bamako: ≈ 2,900 km, about 4 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Mali without a visa on a Algeria passport?

Yes, citizens of Algeria don’t need a visa for Mali for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Mali visa rules at a glance

With a Algeria passport you can visit 21 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 94 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Algeria passport ranks 166th of 199.
Algeria passport: visa-free access to 21 countries; Mali passport: 30.
Citizens of Algeria and Mali can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Tunisia, Mauritania, Gambia, Benin, Guinea, Rwanda, Kenya, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Haiti, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Algeria and Mali share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Mali, in turn, don’t need a visa for Algeria. Algeria visa for citizens of Mali

Travelling to Mali: good to know

Algiers — Bamako: about 2,900 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Algiers 12:00 — Bamako 11:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Mali is the 51st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Algeria.