No visa needed

Do citizens of Zimbabwe need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe: the passport opens 36 countries visa-free; Harare — Lusaka: ≈ 400 km, about 1 hour 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 Zimbabwe passport?

Yes, citizens of Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe passport you can visit 36 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 97 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Zimbabwe passport ranks 130th of 199.
Zimbabwe passport: visa-free access to 36 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Zimbabwe and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 31 countries, for example: Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Tanzania, Namibia, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Angola, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Benin.
A language both countries share: English.
Zimbabwe and Zambia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Harare — Lusaka: about 400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 1st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Zimbabwe.