No visa needed

Do citizens of Madagascar need a visa for South Africa?

Citizens of Madagascar don’t need a visa for South Africa 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 Madagascar: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Antananarivo — Pretoria: ≈ 2,130 km, about 3 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 South Africa without a visa on a Madagascar passport?

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

South Africa visa rules at a glance

With a Madagascar passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Madagascar passport ranks 147th of 199.
Madagascar passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; South Africa passport: 60.
Citizens of Madagascar and South Africa can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, Angola, Benin, Malaysia, Singapore, Gambia, Philippines, and Barbados.
Citizens of South Africa, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Madagascar. Madagascar visa for citizens of South Africa

Travelling to South Africa: good to know

Antananarivo — Pretoria: about 2,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Antananarivo 12:00 — Pretoria 11:00.
Local currency: South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, English, South Ndebele, and Northern Sotho.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZAR 16.
South Africa is the 10th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Madagascar.