World Country Guide

Travel - International

Note
Visitors are strongly recommended not to travel to the borders with Cte d’Ivoire and Liberia. The civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone ended in 2002 and is now largely peaceful, but travellers should stay in touch with any local developments. Travel to Nzerekore is advised against due to violence between different ethnic groups. For further information, contact a local government advice department.

Air
Air France flies regularly from London to Conakry, via Paris. Aeroflot, KLM and Sabena also fly direct from Europe. Air Afrique operates from New York to Dakar, from where connecting flights to Guinea are available. Other airlines serving Guinea incude Ghana Airways.

Approximate flight times
From Conakry to London is 11 hours (including a stopover time in Paris or Brussels of up to three hours).

International airports
Conakry (CKY) is 13km (8 miles) southwest of the city. Taxis are available to the city.

Note
Foreigners at Conakry Airport are particular targets for pickpockets and persons posing as officials who will offer assistance and then make off with bags, purses and wallets. Being met at the airport by travel agents, business contacts, family members or friends lessens the risk of this.

Departure tax
None.

Sea/River
There is a fast hydrofoil service along the coast from Conakry to Freetown in Sierra Leone. There is also a ferry to Mali which operates when the river is high enough.

Road
There are road links with Danan (Cte d’Ivoire), Bamako (Mali), Tambacounda (Senegal) and Freetown (Sierra Leone). Bus services are available to the neighbouring countries - including Sierra Leone since the end of the civil war in 2002 - but services can be unreliable and timetables may be purely theoretical (see also Travel – Internal section). Visitors should also note that political instability is persisting in some neighbouring countries – notably in Guinea-Bissau. Check with an embassy or relevant organisation for up-to-date travel advice.