General Information

Getting there

International flights to São Tomé

You can fly to Sao Tome using the follwing routes:

Lisbon (Portugal) - Sao Tome
Luanda ( Angola) - Sao Tome
Libreville (Gabon) - Sao Tome

Domestic flights to Principe

There are no direct flights to the island of Príncipe, and airlines only reach the island of São Tomé. Air travel to Pricipe is carried out by the national carrier STP Airways .

STP Airways - Operates on Mondays and Fridays, departing São Tomé for Príncipe at 9:00 am and arriving at 9:30 am. Check-in takes place in São Tomé from 7:30am. Ticket price varies between 260 and 270 euros (return)

Telephone: International dialing code: 00239. Cell phones only work with phone cards, which can be bought from 10 euros.

Time difference: Berlin 12 p.m. = São Tomé 10 a.m. (in winter only minus 1 hour difference).

Money: 1 euro = approx. 23,200 Dobra; 10,000 Dobra = approx. 0.45 euros. Take cash with you (otherwise only available from banks by credit card), as there are no ATMs. Cash withdrawals in São Tomé and Príncipe can only be carried out at banking institutions and with your credit card.

Hotels accept euros, dollars and credit cards. → Currency converter

Tipp: Tauschen Sie Ihr Geld in der Stadt São Tomé , da dies außerhalb kaum möglich ist.

The purchased Dobras must be spent in their entirety in the country, as its exchange to another currency is difficult.

Best travel time: from May to September and December to February. Average annual temperature: 26 degrees, high humidity.

Strom - 220 V. Sämtliche europäischen Elektrogeräte können ohne Spezialstecker verwendet werden

Visa for São Tomé and Príncipe

Reisepass von Sao Tome

Entry: Visa (30 days, 60 euros) is only available from the EU embassy (send passport): Embaixada de São Tomé e Príncipe, Av. de Tervuren 175, B-1150 Brussels, Tel. 0032-2-734 89 66, ambassade@saotomeeprincipe.be.

→ List and address of Embassies from São Tomé and Príncipe

Visa regime : Citizens of EU Member States (Schengen area only), of the United States and also citizens holding a visa for any of the aforementioned destinations are exempt from applying for a visa, provided that their stay in S. Tomé e Principe does not exceed the two weeks.

Other visa applications must be requested at least 7 days in advance, at an Embassy or Consulate of São Tomé and Príncipe. Visa applications for entry into the country by members of international organizations must be requested at least 72 hours in advance.

As of June 15, 2016, a tourist tax in the amount of 75,000.00 Dobras (equivalent to approximately €3.5 per tourist per night) came into effect, to be charged at hotels and cruise ship travel agencies. This fee is in addition to the airport tax of €20.00 that is paid when leaving S. Tomé and Príncipe, at the international airport. According to the legislation applicable in São Tomé and Príncipe, the validity of the Passport must exceed at least 12 months the duration of the foreseen entry. For tourism purposes, the validity of the passport must be at least 3 months in relation to the planned stay.

Vaccination: A yellow fever vaccination is mandatory (not older than 10 years). Because of endemic malaria, preeventive measures are advised. For COVID Information click here.

How to get there: Star Alliance partner Air Portugal (TAP) flies weekly from Lisbon. Prices from 870 euros return (www.tap.com). Portugal's capital is served by many German airports (e.g. Lufthansa). Air São Tomé e Príncipe flies three times a week between the main islands. Price there and back approx. 250 euros.

National language: Portuguese; French is more widely used as a second language than English.

On the go: The best means of transport on São Tomé are the yellow shared taxis or rental car.

Communication: The internal and international telephone network works well. There are two networks of telecommunications operators (CST and Unitel)

Deutsche Botschaft

in Gabun befindlich - Boulevard de l'Indépendance, Pont-Pirah, BP 2125, in Libreville (Gabun). Tel.: (241) 76 10 56.

anschrift : Ambassade de la République fédérale dAllemagne

329 Boulevard de la Nation, Centre-Ville
Immeuble les Frangipaniers
Libreville
Gabun
Tel.: +241 01 76 01 88, +241 01 74 27 90
Hinweis: Der Leiter der Vertretung ist zugleich als Botschafter in São Tomé und Príncipe mit Sitz in Libreville akkreditiert. Keine Wahrnehmung von Rechts- und Konsularaufgaben - nur Nothilfe. Keine Erteilung von Visa.

Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany

Rua 3 Fevereiro
Sao Tomé
Sao Tomé and Príncipe
Tel.: + 239 222 32 17, +239 222 34 47
Hinweis: Amtsbezirk:Sao Tomé und Príncipe. Übergeordnete Auslandsvetretung: Botschaft Libreville.

Österreich

Konsularische Informationen

In Visaangelegenheiten wird Österreich in São Tomé und Príncipe durch Portugal vertreten. Sonstige Anfragen wären direkt an die Österreichische Botschaft in Abuja zu richten.

Für STP gibt es keine diplomatische Vertretung in Österreich.

Reisende benötigen bei einem geplanten Aufenthalt von mehr als 15 Tagen ein Visum, das bei der Botschaft von STP in Brüssel oder Lissabon beantragt werden kann. Neben einem gültigen Reisepass haben Reisende ihre Wiederausreise-Absicht (Rückflug- oder Weiterreiseticket) und genügend Geldmittel für den Aufenthalt nachzuweisen.

ÖsterreicherInnen in Not wenden sich bitte an die Botschaft in Abuja oder das Außenministerium in Wien unter der rund um die Uhr erreichbaren Telefonnummer +43 1 90115-4411.

Honorarkonsulat

Avenida das Nações Unidas, São Tomé, São Tomé und PríncipeMobil:(+239) 981 90 00E-Mail:chaust.stp(at)gmail.com

Schweizer Vertretung in São Tomé und Príncipe LINK

Konsularbezirk: Konsulat São Tomé
Consulado da Suiça - Praia Nazaré- São Tomé
Telefon Zentrale +239 2 220 217 - emergency only +239 9 990 917
VoIP.ch +41 71 SAO TOME

Embassies & Consulates in S. Tomé and Príncipe