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Conakry: how to get there and around

Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.

Conakry is the capital of Guinea, 13 m (43 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre. It is a port city: Port Hug. Our booking partner lists 52 places to stay.

Key facts

Population1.9 million
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
Area450 km²
Time zoneAfrica/Conakry (UTC+0 now)
CurrencyFranc (GNF)
Dialling code+224
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, Schuko, Type K
UN/LOCODEGNCKY
Coordinates9.538, -13.677
Conakry

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Daylight in Conakry runs from about 11 h 36 min a day in late December to 12 h 43 min in late June (computed for 9.54° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

Conakry is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, whose 10,826-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.

Flights to Conakry: every airport, routes and times

Buses to Conakry · Driving and car hire · Ferries

Where to stay

Our booking partner lists 52 places to stay in Conakry. Of the 39 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (18), and 6 are five-star. Guests have left 2,160 reviews in total.

Hotels in Conakry: the full picture, and book

What people come for

Most-visited sights in Conakry with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
Small Museum of Mining in Conakry1,8452019

The busiest is Small Museum of Mining in Conakry at 1,845 visitors in 2019. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.

Tours, tickets and day trips from Conakry

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Freetown, Cleveland, Dakar.

Common questions

Which airport serves Conakry?

Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre.

How big is Conakry?

About 1.9 million people live in Conakry, across 450 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Conakry in?

Africa/Conakry, currently UTC+0.

What currency is used in Conakry?

The Franc (GNF). Traffic drives on the right.

How many hotels are there in Conakry?

Our booking partner lists 52 places to stay in Conakry, bookable on this site.

Which cities are near Conakry?

Camayenne (1 km), Freetown (127 km), Bissau (333 km), Kenema (330 km), Bo (276 km).

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.