Sudan
Warnings and insurance
FCDO advises against all travel to Sudan
Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
FCDO advises against all travel to Sudan because of the ongoing military conflict in Khartoum and other parts of the country.
There have been several ceasefires, but these have been regularly broken.
Khartoum International Airport is closed. The only functional civilian airport operating international flights is Port Sudan Airport.
Monitor travel advice and other media reports for the latest information.
Find out more about safety and security in Sudan.
Get help in Sudan
The British Embassy in Khartoum is closed due to the conflict. There are no British consular staff in Sudan. Our ability to provide consular support is severely limited and we cannot provide in-person support inside Sudan.
If you’re a British national in Sudan, you can call our 24/7 telephone helpline: +44 1908 516 666. Select option 2 for consular services for British nationals.
Leaving Sudan
The UK government is no longer evacuating people from Sudan.
FCDO cannot offer advice on the safety of travelling to any potential departure point. Consider carefully whether you want to take any of the available options.
Use your own judgement to move towards a departure point if and when you judge it is safe to do so.
The UK government’s ability to facilitate onward travel from countries in the region is limited and you’ll be expected to cover the cost of visas, accommodation, insurance and onward travel yourself.
Any travel options you pursue are taken at your own risk.
FCDO cannot help non-British dependants of British nationals.
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel against FCDO advice, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
About FCDO travel advice
FCDO provides advice about risks of travel to help British nationals make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.
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Update history
2024-06-19 10:29
Updated information on criminal kidnap (‘Safety and security’ page).
2024-03-19 13:38
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-10-27 15:33
Information on the risk of protests in Sudan due to the current conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (‘safety and security’ page).
2023-08-09 15:39
Information about air travel in and out of Sudan (‘Safety and security’ page).
2023-06-22 11:53
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2023-05-12 22:16
Saudi Government announces end of humanitarian evacuations from the Republic of Sudan (‘Summary page’)
2023-05-10 17:38
Information added on temporary closure of British Embassy Khartoum, restricted availability of consular support, and how to contact the FCDO if you are a British national in need of assistance in Sudan. (‘Summary’ page).
2023-05-05 13:02
Updated to reflect that all remaining UK consular staff have now been withdrawn from Port Sudan and the Egypt/Sudan border, and how British nationals remaining in Sudan needing assistance can contact the FCDO. (‘Summary’ page).
2023-05-04 11:38
Updated information on the changing security environment in Port Sudan, and the inclusion of a 24/7 helpline (‘Summary’ page).
2023-05-04 00:56
Information for British Nationals still in Sudan following the departure of the final evacuation flight
2023-05-02 18:45
updated with information on final evacuation flights from Port Sudan on 3 May (‘Summary’ page)
2023-05-01 12:11
Updated information on evacuation from Port of Sudan (Summary page).
2023-04-30 19:09
Updated information on evacuation from Port of Sudan (summary page)”
2023-04-30 15:28
“Updated information on evacuation from Port Sudan (Summary page)”
2023-04-30 01:26
Latest update: Updated information on the end of evacuations from Wadi Saeedna airfield (Summary page)
2023-04-29 14:27
“Updated information on travelling to Saudi Arabia from Sudan (Summary page)”
2023-04-28 18:03
updated with information about ending of evacuation flights, and FCDO assistance available in Port Sudan (‘Summary’ page)
2023-04-28 04:28
Latest update:Update to reflect the extension of the ceasefire by a further 72 hours (“Evacuation”)
2023-04-27 21:01
Latest update: Details of other exit routes from Sudan (‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’, ‘Safety and security’, ‘Terrorism’, ‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Travel advice help and support’ pages).
2023-04-26 22:23
Information added about evacuation flights and about the HMG presence in Port Sudan (‘Summary’ page).
2023-04-25 18:53
information added about the need to be a non-visa national or to already have existing UK entry clearance to be eligible for evacuation (‘Summary’ page) and information about an increased malaria risk in Khartoum (‘Summary’ and ‘Health’ pages)
2023-04-25 12:00
Information added about how the UK Government are helping British nationals leave Sudan, with information on where to go.
2023-04-25 07:58
“Addition of information and advice about evacuation plans (Summary page)”
2023-04-25 06:42
Updated information on Evacuation plans (‘Summary’ page).
2023-04-24 17:03
Updated information on number to telephone for consular services (‘Summary’ page).
2023-04-24 07:23
Updated to advice on staying indoors. We continue to advise you do so wherever possible. (summary)
2023-04-23 13:58
Latest update: Addition of information regarding reports of independent convoys (Summary) and updates to ‘Help and support’ and ‘Travel advice help and support’.
2023-04-23 02:11
Addition of information regarding reports of independent convoys (summary)
2023-04-22 08:20
Further update to security situation in Sudan; in the event of a ceasefire, any decision to move must be taken at individual risk.
2023-04-20 23:07
Request for British nationals to register their presence with the FCDO if they are in Sudan
2023-04-18 22:14
Further update to security situation in Sudan; in the event of a ceasefire, any decision to move must be taken at individual risk. (Summary)
2023-04-16 18:06
Update on the security situation and closure of the airport (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages)
2023-04-15 19:42
Change to advise against all travel to the whole of Sudan (‘Summary’ page).
2023-04-15 11:13
Updated information on military clashes in Khartoum and other parts of the country (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages).
2023-03-27 12:22
Updated information on Malaria and Dengue haemorrhagic fever (‘Health’ page).
2023-03-16 10:12
Updated Sudan Embassy in London website links (‘Local laws and customs’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2023-03-09 09:29
Updated information on entry requirements for children and young people (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-10-12 11:47
Removal of ‘advice against all but essential travel’ for Khartoum and some wider areas of Sudan. The FCDO now advises against all travel within 20km of the border with Eritrea and Ethiopia, and the al-Fashaga region. The FCDO also now advises against all but essential travel to the Hala’ib Triangle and Bil Tawil trapezoid. The FCDO additionally continues to advise against all travel to the Darfur states, the Abyei Region, South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, the southern area of West Kordofan state that was previously part of South Kordofan, to within 50km of the border with South Sudan in White Nile and Sennar states, and to within 200km of the border with Libya (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages).
2022-09-20 12:22
Addition of information that COVID-19 restrictions on entering Sudan have been lifted as of 1 August 2022 (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-07-07 15:55
Updated information on entry rules regarding COVID-19 and the ongoing risk related to political crisis and violence against protests (‘Summary’, ‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages)
2022-04-04 15:31
Update to information related to increased reports of opportunistic crime, thefts, muggings and demands for payments at checkpoints. (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and Security’ pages’)
2022-03-02 11:41
Updated information on the political situation, including continued risks related to protests, and on COVID-19 vaccines. (‘Summary’ and ‘COVID-19 vaccines if you live in Sudan’ pages’).