Burundi international travel guide in 2023

Burundi 🇧🇮

Burundi is part of Africa with main city at Bujumbura. It's usually 🌤️ 20.49 °C in Burundi with a rainfall of 🌧 134.14 mm. Internet speed in Burundi is on average 3.6 Mbps. Its Least Developed country with a population of 10M people. The main currency is Burundi Franc. The languages spoken are French and Kirundi. Automatic teller machines are rare in Burundi. Current travel safety advice is Reconsider your need to travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.

👍 Least Developed 🌤️ ~20.49 °C 🌧 ~134.14 mm 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 10M people

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Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Reconsider your need to travel

You must present proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of boarding your flight when entering Burundi. On arrival, you must take a COVID-19 test and self-isolate at a hotel of your choice for 24 hours until you receive the test results. If you test positive for COVID-19, you'll be asked to self-quarantine until you've recovered, in a hotel of your choosing and at your own cost. Follow the advice of local authorities. We advise: Reconsider your need to travel to Burundi overall due to the threats of terrorism and political violence.

Issue date: July 19, 2022

Weather

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General

🔌 Sockets

Burundi uses 220V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type E.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are French and Kirundi

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Burundi uses the Burundian franc (symbol: Fr), code BIF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 2000, 1000, 500 and 100 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 50, 10, 5 and 1 francs.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are rare in Burundi. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

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📡 Internet

Internet speed in Burundi is on average 3.6 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Burundi is low. It is not as easy to find one.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 57,709.05 BIF, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 2 telecoms: Econet or Tempo. Burundi uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Burundi upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Burundi, dial +, then 257 (the country code for Burundi), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Burundi, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 22 .

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