No visa needed

Do citizens of Saudi Arabia need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia: the passport opens 53 countries visa-free; Riyadh — Lusaka: ≈ 4,880 km, about 6.5 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 Saudi Arabia passport?

Yes, citizens of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia passport you can visit 53 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 41 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Saudi Arabia passport ranks 102nd of 199.
Saudi Arabia passport: visa-free access to 53 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Saudi Arabia and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Seychelles, Mauritius, Angola, Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia, Haiti, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Riyadh — Lusaka: about 4,880 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Riyadh 12:00 — Lusaka 11:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 100th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Saudi Arabia.