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Zambia visa for citizens of Thailand

Citizens of Thailand get a Zambia visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Thailand: the passport opens 41 countries visa-free; Bangkok — Lusaka: ≈ 8,580 km, about 11 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Zambia without a visa on a Thailand passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Thailand get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Zambia visa rules at a glance

With a Thailand passport you can visit 41 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 81 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Thailand passport ranks 121st of 199.
Thailand passport: visa-free access to 41 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Thailand and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Micronesia, Kiribati, Vanuatu, South Africa, Fiji, Dominica, Barbados, Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ecuador, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Thailand. Thailand visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Bangkok — Lusaka: about 8,580 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Bangkok 12:00 — Lusaka 07:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 102nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Thailand.