Gabon: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 37
- Consulates
- 10
- missions abroad
- 38
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 9
Live & travel in Gabon
Monthly budget
$2,150/mo
Prices vs USA: 48%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 588.35 XAF
Internet access
69%
of people online
Air quality
31.3
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
French
Emergency
18 · 1300 · 1722
Plug types
Europlug
Calling code
+241
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Mar 29, 2026
3.3
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost3.7
- Safety4.0
- Internet access3.1
- Air quality2.0
- Climate3.8
SOS · Gabon18Restaurants, cafés and dishes in Gabon
Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governmentsSources: 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
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
- Apr 17, 2027 · Women’s Day
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
- May 16, 2027 · Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
- May 17, 2027 · Whit Monday
Cities in Gabon
Traveller essentials · Gabon
- Emergency
- 18 · 1300 · 1722
- Calling code
- +241
- Currency
- XAF
- Plug types
- Europlug
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Libreville
- Time zone
- Africa/Libreville
Foreign missions in Gabon
AlgeriaLibreville1AngolaLibreville1BrazilLibreville1Burkina FasoLibreville1CameroonLibreville1CanadaLibreville1ChadLibreville1ChinaLibreville1Côte d’IvoireLibreville1CubaLibreville1EgyptLibreville1Equatorial GuineaLibreville2FranceLibreville3GermanyLibreville1GhanaLibreville1ItalyLibreville1JapanLibreville1LebanonLibreville1MadagascarLibreville1MaliLibreville1MoroccoLibreville1Netherlands1NigeriaLibreville1Republic of the CongoLibreville1RussiaLibreville1São Tomé & PríncipeLibreville1Saudi ArabiaLibreville1South AfricaLibreville1South KoreaLibreville1SpainLibreville1TogoLibreville1TürkiyeLibreville1United StatesLibreville1Vatican CityLibreville1
Gabon missions abroad
AngolaLuanda1AustriaBerlin1BelgiumBrussels1BeninPorto-Novo1BrazilBrasília, São Paulo2CameroonYaoundé1CanadaOttawa1ChadN'Djamena1Côte d’IvoireAbidjan1DR CongoKinshasa1EgyptCairo1Equatorial GuineaMalabo1FranceParis, 6th arrondissement of Lyon2GermanyBerlin, Frankfurt2IndiaNew Delhi1ItalyRome2JapanTokyo1LebanonBeirut1MaliBamako1MoroccoRabat1Republic of the CongoBrazzaville1RussiaMoscow1São Tomé & PríncipeSão Tomé1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SenegalDakar1SerbiaBelgrade1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid1SwedenStockholm1TogoLomé1TürkiyeAnkara1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Gabon 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 Gabon?
37 missions, 34 countries.
Emergency: Gabon?
18 (fire department), 1300 (emergency medical services), 1722 (police)
Who can enter Gabon without a visa?
9: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritius, Morocco, Republic of the Congo, South Africa, and Tunisia…