Zambia: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 40
- Consulates
- 15
- missions abroad
- 34
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 145
Live & travel in Zambia
Monthly budget
$1,500/mo
Prices vs USA: 33%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 20.32 ZMW
Internet access
17%
of people online
Air quality
20.2
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English
Emergency
999 · 991 · 993
Plug types
Europlug, BS 1363, British and related types
Calling code
+260
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jul 30, 2023
3.5
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.3
- Safety4.3
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality3.0
- Climate4.7
SOS · Zambia999Restaurants, cafés and dishes in ZambiaThobwa · Chikanda · Ifisashi
Government consensus
Normal precautions· 3 of 3 governments- United StatesNormal precautions
- United KingdomNormal precautions
- CanadaNormal precautions· parts of the country
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 9, 2027 · Women’s Day
- Mar 12, 2027 · Youth Day
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
- Apr 28, 2027 · Kenneth Kaunda Day
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
Cities in Zambia
Traveller essentials · Zambia
- Emergency
- 999 · 991 · 993 · 112
- Calling code
- +260
- Currency
- ZMW
- Plug types
- Europlug, BS 1363, British and related types
- Drives on the
- left
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka
Foreign missions in Zambia
AlgeriaLusaka1AngolaLusaka2BotswanaLusaka1BrazilLusaka1BurundiLusaka1ChinaLusaka1CubaLusaka1CzechiaLusaka1DR CongoLusaka1EgyptLusaka1FinlandLusaka1FranceLusaka1GermanyLusaka1GhanaLusaka1IndiaLusaka1IrelandLusaka1ItalyLusaka1JapanLusaka1KenyaLusaka1LebanonLusaka1LibyaLusaka1MalawiLusaka1MoroccoLusaka1MozambiqueLusaka1NamibiaLusaka1NigeriaLusaka1NorwayLusaka1PalestineLusaka1RussiaLusaka1Saudi ArabiaLusaka1South AfricaLusaka1SudanLusaka1SwedenLusaka1TanzaniaLusaka1TürkiyeLusaka1United KingdomLusaka1United StatesLusaka1Vatican CityLusaka1ZimbabweLusaka1
Zambia missions abroad
AngolaLuanda1AustraliaCanberra1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília1CanadaOttawa1ChinaBeijing1DR CongoKinshasa1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin, Munich2GhanaAccra1HungaryBudapest1IndiaNew Delhi1IsraelTel Aviv1ItalyRome1JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi2MalawiLilongwe1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1NamibiaWindhoek1NigeriaAbuja1PolandWarsaw1RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SerbiaBelgrade1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1TanzaniaDar es Salaam1TürkiyeAnkara1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Zambia 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 Zambia?
40 missions, 39 countries.
Emergency: Zambia?
999, 991, 993 (fire department), 112 (fire department), 992 (emergency medical services), 911 (police)
Who can enter Zambia without a visa?
145: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, and Belize…