No visa needed

Do citizens of Gabon need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Gabon don’t need a visa for Panama and can stay up to 90 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 Gabon: the passport opens 27 countries visa-free; Libreville — Panama City: ≈ 9,890 km, about 13 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Panama without a visa on a Gabon passport?

Yes, citizens of Gabon don’t need a visa for Panama for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Panama visa rules at a glance

With a Gabon passport you can visit 27 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Gabon passport ranks 153rd of 199.
Gabon passport: visa-free access to 27 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Gabon and Panama can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: South Africa, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Ecuador, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Micronesia, Kiribati, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Gabon. Gabon visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Libreville — Panama City: about 9,890 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Libreville 12:00 — Panama City 06:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 158th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Gabon.