Roberts International Airport (RIA) has reopened for commercial flights. However, airlines will not resume normal scheduled services immediately. Brussels Airlines is operating a reduced flight schedule.
Other airlines have not confirmed planned flights. If you wish to travel, you should contact your airline or travel agent for confirmation of flight schedules.
Currently all land borders (with Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire) are closed to travellers. Ports remain open.
All travellers arriving in Liberia will be screened for the coronavirus. On arrival at entry points, staff will check your temperature and you must wash your hands with soap and water. If you display symptoms of coronavirus, public health officials may take you to a quarantine facility. In Roberts International Airport, you must stand in marked spaces within the terminal to allow for social distancing.
Passengers entering Liberia have two options for COVID-19 testing. Government of Liberia strongly encourages travellers to be tested before arrival in Liberia. You can have a COVID-19 PCR test at your point of departure within 72 hours before your arrival in Liberia. If you present a negative PCR test result on arrival in Liberia, you will be allowed entry with symptom monitoring via USSD or mobile app.
If you do not do a pre-departure PCR test before your arrival in Liberia, you will be tested on arrival. You will have to do a Rapid Test, and a swab will be collected for PCR test processing. If your Rapid Test result is negative, you will be allowed entry with symptom monitoring via USSD or mobile app.
If your Rapid Test result is positive, you will be taken to a government quarantine facility pending your PCR test result. Sample processing could take several days. If your subsequent PCR result is positive you must remain in government quarantine. It is likely you will have to remain in quarantine until you have two consecutive negative PCR results.Quarantine may last 14 days or longer.
You should be prepared for travel restrictions, and changes to screening and precautionary observation requirements with no advance notice.
You are at risk of being put into quarantine or instructed to self-isolate for 14 days even after you have arrived in Liberia, if you develop symptoms (fever, cough or respiratory illness), or it is suspected you have been in contact with some who has tested positive for coronavirus. If you test positive for COVID-19, you may be transferred to a government treatment centre. You are strongly advised to familiarise yourself with these risks before travelling.
All foreign citizens in quarantine or self-isolation will have their passports removed and held by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) for 14 days. You will be given a copy of your passport to retain whilst in quarantine. If you are travelling on behalf of government, an international organisation/NGO or a company, you should check with your organisation whether they have pre-arranged a private POC, i.e. quarantine facility, authorised by NHPIL. Visitors arriving on a laissez-passer (except UN or EU), may also be taken to quarantine for secondary screening. Any suspicion of illegal attempts to circumvent the process will result in 14 days of quarantine.

Leaving Liberia: before departure from Liberia, you’ll need a negative COVID-19 test result, and a travel certificate issued by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL): You must go to an NPHIL COVID-19 sample collection site at least 72 hours before your travel date, to give a sample for PCR testing. Call the COVID-19 Hotline on 4455 for collection site details. You must also apply for a travel certificate at least 72 hours before your travel date. You should call the COVID-19 Hotline on 4455 and provide the following information: full name as in passport; contact number; email; your sample collection details; and your preferred method for collecting test result and certificate (hard copy or electronic). Certificates processed on weekends and holidays will only be delivered electronically. Certificates processed on working days can be delivered electronically or in hard copy. You will only receive a travel certificate if your test result is negative. You will be notified if your test result is positive or negative.
The Government of Liberia is currently reviewing testing policies for travellers wishing to leave Liberia. Testing protocols could change at short notice.

Data collection: on arrival in Liberia, you must register for symptom monitoring and contact tracing by providing a mobile phone number for USSD messaging or mobile app.
Before departure from Liberia, you’ll need a negative COVID-19 test result, and a travel certificate issued by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL):. You must go to an NPHIL COVID-19 sample collection site at least 72 hours before your travel date, to give a sample for PCR testing. Call the COVID-19 Hotline on 4455 for collection site details. You must also apply for a travel certificate at least 72 hours before your travel date, and provide the following information: full name as in passport; contact number; email; your sample collection details; and your preferred method for collecting test result and certificate (hard copy or electronic). The Ministry of Health has temporarily suspended the new pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements announced on 8 August. The government of Liberia is currently reviewing the testing policy for travellers wishing to leave Liberia and revised guidance will be issued following approval by the Ministry of Health. Test requirements for travellers entering Liberia remain unchanged.

Public health requirements for humanitarian flights here.

The nationwide State of Emergency has now expired. However a revised National Health Emergency has been declared by the Ministry of Health. Measures in place to minimise the spread of COVID-19 apply in all 15 counties. These measures will remain in place until announced otherwise. Violation of health measures is punishable by a fine of up to $US200 and/or imprisonment of up to 30 days. Measures could be changed at short notice. If you go out in public, you must wear a face mask which covers your nose and mouth. You must also wear a mask when using public transport. Limits on passenger numbers apply: taxis must not carry more than 3 passengers in the back and 1 in the front; “keh-kehs” (tricycle taxis) must not carry more than 2 passengers in the back and none in the front. You must maintain social distancing of a minimum of three feet from others in public places and businesses (except in public transport). Mandatory hand washing with soap and clean water, or alcohol-based sanitiser is required at all premises. Liberian authorities have advised community members to report those showing coronavirus symptoms (coughing, fever, and difficulty breathing) by calling 4455. You must ensure you have made arrangements for accommodation before travelling to Liberia. Some hotels are open but you should check and book in advance. Health measures including hand washing, wearing a mask and social distancing of 3 feet, apply in all hotels.
Businesses such as banks, supermarkets, restaurants and salons are open. Health measures including handwashing, wearing a mask and social distancing of 3 feet apply. Some businesses have limits on the number of customers permitted to enter at one time. Only 10 customers are permitted inside bank service areas and only 20 customers inside supermarkets. Some offices and businesses may also require temperature checks before entry. Nightclubs and bars remain closed, however other establishments serving alcohol are permitted to open until 9pm. You are required to wear face masks in all commercial premises, public places and government buildings. Places of worship are permitted to hold services. Healthcare facilities and pharmacies remain open with health measures in place. Large gatherings including sporting events, weddings and funerals are permitted as long as preventative measures can be maintained.

Quarantine requirement at government designated site- subject to PCR.

You are at risk of being put into quarantine or instructed to self-isolate for 14 days even after you have arrived in Liberia, if you develop symptoms (fever, cough or respiratory illness), or it is suspected you have been in contact with some who has tested positive for coronavirus. If you test positive for COVID-19, you may be transferred to a government treatment centre. You are strongly advised to familiarise yourself with these risks before travelling.
All foreign citizens in quarantine or self-isolation will have their passports removed and held by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) for 14 days. You will be given a copy of your passport to retain whilst in quarantine.

COVID-19 negative certification required for entering the country.

Passengers entering Liberia have two options for COVID-19 testing. Government of Liberia strongly encourages travellers to be tested before arrival in Liberia. You can have a COVID-19 PCR test at your point of departure within 72 hours before your arrival in Liberia. If you present a negative PCR test result on arrival in Liberia, you will be allowed entry with symptom monitoring via USSD or mobile app.

If you do not do a pre-departure PCR test before your arrival in Liberia, you will be tested on arrival. You will have to do a Rapid Test, and a swab will be collected for PCR test processing. If your Rapid Test result is negative, you will be allowed entry with symptom monitoring via USSD or mobile app.