No visa needed

Do citizens of Italy need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Italy 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 Italy: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Rome — Lusaka: ≈ 6,580 km, about 8.5 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 Italy passport?

Yes, citizens of Italy 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 Italy passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Italy passport ranks 6th of 199.
Italy passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Italy and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Gambia, Angola, Malawi, Seychelles, Antigua and Barbuda, Botswana, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, South Africa, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Mozambique, Eswatini, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Italy. Italy visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Rome — Lusaka: about 6,580 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 113th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Italy.