Gabon passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Gabon passport can enter 29 countries visa-free and 23 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #78.

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Visa-free destinations (29)

Countries you can enter on a Gabon passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Bangladesh BD Barbados BB Benin BJ Cameroon CM Central African Republic CF Chad TD Congo (Rep.) CG Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Ecuador EC Ghana GH Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Kenya KE Kiribati KI Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Panama PA Philippines PH Rwanda RW São Tomé and Príncipe ST Senegal SN Singapore SG South Africa ZA St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR The Gambia GM Tunisia TN

Visa on arrival (23)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Gabon passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL St. Lucia LC Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Morocco MA Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (46)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Malawi MW Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR Uganda UG United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Uzbekistan UZ Vietnam VN Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa required (126)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Gabon passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Chile CL China CN Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Gabon GA Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Jordan JO Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Liberia LR Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Myanmar MM Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Gabon passport?

    Holders of a Gabon passport have visa-free access to 29 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 23 more, for a total of 52 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 49 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Gabon passport?

    The Gabon passport is ranked #78 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 55.

  • Where do Gabon passport holders need a visa?

    Gabon passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 126 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Gabon travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Cameroon is the most-flown visa-free destination from Gabon, with 2 non-stop routes.

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