No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for Guinea?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Guinea. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Cape Verde: the passport opens 39 countries visa-free; Praia — Conakry: ≈ 1,220 km, about 2 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Guinea without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

Yes, citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Guinea. A valid passport is enough.

Guinea visa rules at a glance

With a Cape Verde passport you can visit 39 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cape Verde passport ranks 125th of 199.
Cape Verde passport: visa-free access to 39 countries; Guinea passport: 28.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Guinea can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Barbados, and Dominica.
Citizens of Guinea, in turn, don’t need a visa for Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Guinea

Travelling to Guinea: good to know

Praia — Conakry: about 1,220 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Conakry 13:00.
Local currency: Guinean Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GNF 8,791.
Guinea is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.