Practical information
Find all the practical information you need for your stay in Guadeloupe here.
Entrance conditions
For French citizen, an identity card or valid passport is sufficient.
For European and Swiss citizen, a passport without visa, official identity card or French residence permit valid are required.
For foreign citizen, a valid passport (visa for some countries) is necessary.
Difference time
Guadeloupe is in UTC/GMT-4 time zone (no daylight saving time)
When it is noon in Paris : It’s 6 am in summer or 7 am in winter
When it is noon in New York : It’s noon in summer or 11 am in winter.
Phone
To call the Islands of Guadeloupe from:
Metropolitan France: Dial the ten digits of your correspondent
Abroad: Dial 00590 and 10 figures of your correspondent (landline).
To call from Guadeloupe Islands to:
Metropolitan France: Dial directly the 10 figures caller
Abroad: Dial: 00, then the country code, the area code and then the number you want.
Currency
The currency is the euro. 1 EUR = 1,161216 USD according to the exchange rate of the day (October 2025).
Climate
The climate is tropical. The air is at 27 °C and never exceed up to 32 °C.
Electricity
The electricity is 220 volts.
Please don’t forget adapters for european plugs as the plugs in Guadeloupe are the same as in France.
Amount allowed for duty free
You can carry up to 200 cigarettes (or 2 cartridges), or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250 grams of smoking tobacco and 1 liter of alcohol (over 22 degrees) or 2 liters of liquor (less 22 degrees).
Taxes and service charges
Services and taxes are included in prices.