Madagascar: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 29
- Consulates
- 10
- missions abroad
- 31
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 196
Live & travel in Madagascar
Monthly budget
$1,300/mo
Prices vs USA: 29%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 4,593.16 MGA
Internet access
19%
of people online
Air quality
12.4
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
French, Malagasy
Emergency
118 · 124 · 117
Plug types
Europlug, Type K, SN 441011
Calling code
+261
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Dec 4, 2025
3.4
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.5
- Safety4.0
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality4.0
- Climate3.7
SOS · Madagascar118Restaurants, cafés and dishes in MadagascarCafé du Musée · Suckling pig · Romazava · Ravitoto · Mofo gasy · Lasary
Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governments- United StatesIncreased caution· parts of the country
- United KingdomNormal precautions
- CanadaIncreased caution
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Mar 8, 2027 · International Women’s Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Mar 28, 2027 · Easter Sunday
- Mar 29, 2027 · Martyrs’ Day
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
- May 6, 2027 · Ascension Day
Cities in Madagascar
Traveller essentials · Madagascar
- Emergency
- 118 · 124 · 117
- Calling code
- +261
- Currency
- MGA
- Plug types
- Europlug, K, SN 441011, E, British and related types
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Antananarivo
Foreign missions in Madagascar
AlgeriaAntananarivo1AustriaAntananarivo1ChinaAntananarivo, Toamasina3ComorosAntananarivo1FranceAntananarivo, Antsiranana5GermanyAntananarivo1IndiaAntananarivo1IndonesiaAntananarivo1ItalyAntananarivo1JapanAntananarivo1LibyaAntananarivo1MoroccoAntananarivo2RussiaAntananarivo1SenegalAntananarivo2South AfricaAntananarivo1SwitzerlandAntananarivo1TürkiyeAntananarivo1United KingdomAntananarivo1United StatesAntananarivo1Vatican CityAntananarivo1VietnamAntananarivo1
Madagascar missions abroad
AlgeriaAlgiers1Australia1BelgiumBrussels1CanadaOttawa1ChinaBeijing1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FinlandHelsinki1FranceParis, Marseille, Saint-Denis5GabonLibreville1GermanyFalkensee, Saarbrücken, Düsseldorf3HungaryBudapest1IndiaNew Delhi1ItalyRome1JapanTokyo1MauritiusVacoas-Phoenix1MoroccoRabat1RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SenegalDakar1South AfricaPretoria1SpainBarcelona1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Madagascar without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Madagascar?
29 missions, 21 countries.
Emergency: Madagascar?
118 (fire department), 124 (emergency medical services), 117 (police)
Who can enter Madagascar without a visa?
196: …