Air France, KLM, Sabena and Aeroflot fly direct to Guinea. Ghana Airways and Air Afrique also fly to and from Europe, but the only way to go from the USA is by Air Afrique from New York to Dakar or Abidjan, where you have to transfer to a regional airline. Taxis, buses and minibuses are the way to cross into neighbouring countries by land, and you can enter Cote d'Ivoire , Guinea-Bissau , Mali and Senegal overland. You can also reach Mali by river boat when the river is high enough, and a fast and luxurious hydrofoil service may start operating again between Conakry and Freetown when the civil war in Sierra Leone is definitely over and Freetown is rebuilt. The government bus company, Sogetrag, runs between Conakry and all the main towns except for Nzerekore.
Taxis cover the shorter runs between towns and reliable and cheap minibuses cover the longer routes.
Trains no longer run anywhere in the country. Traditional music remains popular with most of the people in Guinea, despite the rise in popularity of more modern forms. Light clothing is fine from November to April but waterproofs are essential during the rainy season.