No visa needed

Do citizens of Togo need a visa for Mali?

Citizens of Togo don’t need a visa for Mali. 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 Togo: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Lomé — Bamako: ≈ 1,240 km, about 2 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

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

Yes, citizens of Togo don’t need a visa for Mali. A valid passport is enough.

Mali visa rules at a glance

With a Togo passport you can visit 30 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 99 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Togo passport ranks 142nd of 199.
Togo passport: visa-free access to 30 countries; Mali passport: 30.
Citizens of Togo and Mali can travel together visa-free to 23 countries, for example: Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Chad, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Cape Verde, and Rwanda.
A language both countries share: French.
Both countries use the same currency — West African CFA Franc — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Mali, in turn, don’t need a visa for Togo. Togo visa for citizens of Mali

Travelling to Mali: good to know

Lomé — Bamako: about 1,240 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Mali is the 11th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Togo.