Eritrea: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 24
- Consulates
- 4
- missions abroad
- 26
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 4
Live & travel in Eritrea
Monthly budget
$1,550/mo
Prices vs USA: 35%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 15 ERN
Internet access
14%
of people online
Air quality
33.7
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English, Arabic, Tigrinya
Emergency
116 · 114 · 113
Plug types
Europlug, Type L
Calling code
+291
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jul 30, 2023
3.0
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.3
- Safety2.8
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality2.0
- Climate4.8
SOS · Eritrea116Restaurants, cafés and dishes in EritreaBar Zilli · Genfo · Kitfo · Tej · Niter kibbeh · Shiro
Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governments- United StatesIncreased caution
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaReconsider travel· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 7, 2027 · Orthodox Christmas
- Jan 19, 2027 · Epiphany
- Feb 10, 2027 · Fenkil Day
- Mar 8, 2027 · International Women’s Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Apr 30, 2027 · Orthodox Good Friday
Cities in Eritrea
Traveller essentials · Eritrea
- Emergency
- 116 · 114 · 113
- Calling code
- +291
- Currency
- ERN
- Plug types
- Europlug, L
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Asmara
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
Foreign missions in Eritrea
AustriaAsmara1ChinaAsmara1DjiboutiAsmara1EgyptAsmara1FranceAsmara1GermanyAsmara1IndiaAsmara1IsraelAsmara1ItalyAsmara1JapanAsmara1LibyaAsmara1QatarAsmara1RussiaAsmara1Saudi ArabiaAsmara1South AfricaAsmara1South SudanAsmara1SudanAsmara1SwedenAsmara1SwitzerlandAsmara1TürkiyeAsmara1United KingdomAsmara1United StatesAsmara1Vatican CityAsmara1YemenAsmara1
Eritrea missions abroad
BelgiumBrussels1Canada1ChinaBeijing1DjiboutiDjibouti1EgyptCairo1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin, Frankfurt2IndiaNew Delhi1IsraelTel Aviv1ItalyRome, Milan2JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi1NetherlandsThe Hague1RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1South AfricaPretoria1South SudanJuba1SudanKhartoum1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1UgandaKampala1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Eritrea without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Eritrea?
24 missions, 24 countries.
Emergency: Eritrea?
116 (fire department), 114 (emergency medical services), 113 (police)
Who can enter Eritrea without a visa?
4: Kenya and Uganda…