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Conakry
Capital and largest city of Guinea

Conakry

Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea.

Plan a trip to Conakry→From Freetown (Lungi-Town)

A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2025 Guinea census was 3,407,327, or around one-fifth of the country's population.

Get in

Getting to Conakry

  1. 01
    Conakry International Airport

    There are daily flights from Paris CDG with Air France and three a week from Brussels with Brussels Airlines.

  2. 02
    Bambeto Circle

    50,000 GFr, taking 1.5-4 hours, strongly depending on the traffic in Conakry.

Do

Things to do

Îles de Los (Loose Islands) have nice beaches and dense forests. Boats leave from the fish market behind the Novotel Hotel. Football: the counry's top tier for soccer is Guinée Championnat National or Ligue

  1. 01
    Pro

    This has 14 clubs and half of them are based in Conakry; the playing season is October to June.

  2. 02
    Septembre
Eat

Where to eat

Jardin de Chine. Very safe bet with good food and quaint atmosphere.

  1. 01
    Mouna Internet Cafe

    Has very nice croissants for "on the run" snack.

  2. 02
    Le Cedre

    This Lebanese restaurant is a bit hard to find (near Mouna Internet) but has nice food.

  3. 03
    Restau King
How locals move

Getting around Conakry the local way

  • Go nextBuying 2 seats automatically gives you first dibs on the front passenger seat (unless it is a minibus where you can comfortably sit in front just for paying a seat).
  • Go nextYou may notice other passengers leaving their respective taxis and riding moto taxis to cross the border to the border town of Kambia, Sierra Leone for food.

From Wikivoyage: Conakry, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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