No visa needed

Do citizens of Denmark need a visa for Senegal?

Citizens of Denmark don’t need a visa for Senegal 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 Denmark: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Copenhagen — Dakar: ≈ 5,230 km, about 7 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 Senegal without a visa on a Denmark passport?

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

Senegal visa rules at a glance

With a Denmark passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Denmark passport ranks 14th of 199.
Denmark passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Senegal passport: 33.
Citizens of Denmark and Senegal can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Tunisia, Palestine, Gambia, Cape Verde, Dominica, Barbados, Seychelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Mozambique, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Micronesia, and Fiji.
Citizens of Senegal, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Denmark. Denmark visa for citizens of Senegal

Travelling to Senegal: good to know

Copenhagen — Dakar: about 5,230 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Copenhagen 12:00 — Dakar 10:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Senegal is the 83rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Denmark.