No visa needed

Do citizens of Madagascar need a visa for Zimbabwe?

Citizens of Madagascar don’t need a visa for Zimbabwe 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 Madagascar: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Antananarivo — Harare: ≈ 1,740 km, about 2.5 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 Zimbabwe without a visa on a Madagascar passport?

Yes, citizens of Madagascar don’t need a visa for Zimbabwe for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Zimbabwe visa rules at a glance

With a Madagascar passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Madagascar passport ranks 147th of 199.
Madagascar passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; Zimbabwe passport: 36.
Citizens of Madagascar and Zimbabwe can travel together visa-free to 22 countries, for example: Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, Benin, Malaysia, Singapore, Gambia, and Philippines.
Citizens of Zimbabwe, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Madagascar. Madagascar visa for citizens of Zimbabwe

Travelling to Zimbabwe: good to know

Antananarivo — Harare: about 1,740 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Antananarivo 12:00 — Harare 11:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula, Chinese Yuan, Euro, British Pound, Indian Rupee, Japanese Yen, US Dollar, South African Rand, and ZWB.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Zimbabwe is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Madagascar.