Travel from Burkina Faso to Zambia is conditional — see requirements below
This is the generic answer for any Burkina Faso citizen. Not legal or medical advice — verify with your airline and destination authorities before travel.
Burkina Faso passport holders must obtain an eVisa before travelling to Zambia for stays of up to 90 days.
Generic country-level guidance for Zambia. Verify against the official source before you travel.
This page covers a direct flight to Zambia. If your route connects through a third country, that country may require its own transit visa — sometimes even for a short airside layover. Transit rules depend on your specific routing, so check the country you connect through separately, or analyse your full itinerary.
You're travelling to Zambia (ZM). Your home cellular plan may or may not include data abroad — check your carrier's international options before you fly. An eSIM is a low-commitment alternative if your plan doesn't cover the destination or charges high roaming rates.
Your itinerary touches Burkina Faso (BF) and Zambia (ZM), where malaria transmission occurs. Transmission is often region-limited within a country (e.g. coastal vs highland zones) and varies by season. Discuss prophylaxis with a travel medicine clinician — the right antimalarial depends on the specific region, your medical history, and any medications you take.
Typical September conditions at LUN (Zambia (ZM)): mild. Typical lows around 14°C, highs around 31°C, little rain (~2mm for the month).
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Sign in (free) to personalize →Your Burkina Faso (BF) passport requires an e-Visa for Zambia. e-Visas need an online application, may require supporting documents (photos, itinerary, hotel bookings), and have processing windows from same-day to two weeks. Apply before booking the flight. Source: Wikipedia visa matrix, synced 2026-06-21T10:11:55.888854+00:00.