Guinea
Guinea is a former French colony in West Africa. Guinea has some spectacular landscapes with a few tropical, dry forests remaining, and the rainforests in the south are lush, verdant and full of wildlife — much of it destined for the cooking pot. Wikivoyage
Cities
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 12 August 2026:
You must have a visa to visit Guinea for up to 90 days. Make sure you apply for the correct visa – British nationals have been refused entry with the wrong one.
Passport validity
To enter Guinea, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
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 Guinea
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Guinea's embassy in United Kingdom
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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 Guinea
- Currency
- Guinean Franc (GNF)
- Time
- UTC
- Tue 12:35 there now
- Plugs and power
- Types C, F · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +224
- Languages
- French
- Capital
- Conakry
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.