No visa needed

Do citizens of Iceland need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Iceland don’t need a visa for Zambia 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 Iceland: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Reykjavík — Lusaka: ≈ 9,820 km, about 13 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 Zambia without a visa on a Iceland passport?

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

Zambia visa rules at a glance

With a Iceland passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iceland passport ranks 39th of 199.
Iceland passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Iceland and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Gambia, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Ecuador, Angola, and Seychelles.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Iceland. Iceland visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Reykjavík — Lusaka: about 9,820 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Reykjavík 12:00 — Lusaka 14:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 157th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iceland.