No visa needed

Do citizens of Zambia need a visa for Tanzania?

Citizens of Zambia don’t need a visa for Tanzania 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 Zambia: the passport opens 38 countries visa-free; Lusaka — Dodoma: ≈ 1,310 km, about 2 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 Tanzania without a visa on a Zambia passport?

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

Tanzania visa rules at a glance

With a Zambia passport you can visit 38 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Zambia passport ranks 127th of 199.
Zambia passport: visa-free access to 38 countries; Tanzania passport: 42.
Citizens of Zambia and Tanzania can travel together visa-free to 36 countries, for example: Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Eswatini, Namibia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Angola, Uganda, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Benin.
A language both countries share: English.
Zambia and Tanzania share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Tanzania, in turn, don’t need a visa for Zambia. Zambia visa for citizens of Tanzania

Travelling to Tanzania: good to know

Lusaka — Dodoma: about 1,310 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Lusaka 12:00 — Dodoma 13:00.
Local currency: Tanzanian Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TZS 2,645.
Tanzania is the 7th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Zambia.