Gabon
Gabon is a country in Central Africa with an array of landscapes and wildlife in its 13 national parks. Wikivoyage
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 10 December 2025:
You must have a visa to enter Gabon.
Passport validity
Your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ that is at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Gabon.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Gabon
Finding embassies…
For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Gabon's embassy in United Kingdom
Finding embassies…
For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Gabon
- Currency
- Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
- Time
- UTC+1
- Tue 14:20 there now
- Plugs and power
- Type C · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +241
- Languages
- French
- Capital
- Libreville
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.