No visa needed

Do citizens of Cambodia need a visa for Rwanda?

Citizens of Cambodia don’t need a visa for Rwanda 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 Cambodia: the passport opens 20 countries visa-free; Phnom Penh — Kigali: ≈ 8,400 km, about 11 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 Rwanda without a visa on a Cambodia passport?

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

Rwanda visa rules at a glance

With a Cambodia passport you can visit 20 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 94 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cambodia passport ranks 169th of 199.
Cambodia passport: visa-free access to 20 countries; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of Cambodia and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Micronesia, Palestine, Haiti, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Cambodia. Cambodia visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Phnom Penh — Kigali: about 8,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Phnom Penh 12:00 — Kigali 07:00.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 83rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cambodia.