No visa needed

Do citizens of Romania need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Romania 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 Romania: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Bucharest — Lusaka: ≈ 6,660 km, about 9 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 Romania passport?

Yes, citizens of Romania 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 Romania passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Romania passport ranks 17th of 199.
Romania passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Romania and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 29 countries, for example: Rwanda, Gambia, Tanzania, Angola, Seychelles, Botswana, South Africa, Mauritius, Eswatini, Lesotho, Antigua and Barbuda, Malaysia, Dominica, Barbados, and Saint Lucia.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Romania. Romania visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Bucharest — Lusaka: about 6,660 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Bucharest 12:00 — Lusaka 11:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 122nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Romania.