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Driving in Guinea-Bissau
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 80 / 100 km/h · 31 / 50 / 62 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Vienna 1968
An IDP is required alongside your national licence.
Blood alcohol limit
0.05% (0.5 g/l)
Tolls
None of significance.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or available.
Mainland roads are flat but heavily potholed and deteriorate badly in the rains. Few visitors drive themselves. Checkpoints are frequent and may seek informal payments.