No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Kingdom need a visa for Senegal?

Citizens of the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom: the passport opens 115 countries visa-free; London — Dakar: ≈ 4,380 km, about 6 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 United Kingdom passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom passport you can visit 115 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 32 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Kingdom passport ranks 34th of 199.
United Kingdom passport: visa-free access to 115 countries; Senegal passport: 33.
Citizens of the United Kingdom and Senegal can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Tunisia, Palestine, Gambia, Cape Verde, Rwanda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Seychelles, Mozambique, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Senegal, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United Kingdom. United Kingdom visa for citizens of Senegal

Travelling to Senegal: good to know

London — Dakar: about 4,380 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: London 12:00 — Dakar 11:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Senegal is the 64th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Kingdom.