When it comes to finding the right international travel plug adapter you can be spoilt for choice. There are USB travel adapters, voltage converters, differing plug types, wireless adapters, dual travel adapter/converters and even universal travel adapters. Choosing what’s right for you depends on your needs.
You may need a transformer that can convert the voltage safely to use on your laptop or phone, as well as an adapter if the plug type is different from the UK. However, you can get an adapter and travel converter combo unit, and in most instances adapters are capable of handling voltage between 100v and 240v. But to make sure, check on the adapter itself as this information will be marked there.
Some plug types are used across wider regions. A European plug will typically be type C, whereas a US plug type will typically be type A. However, in Asia you will find that different plug types are used across different countries. These are broad rules and to be safe and prepared you are better off understanding exactly which plug type is used in the region you are travelling to. Check out our comprehensive list of plug types:
Country / Region | Adapter plug Type in Country / Region | Voltage in Country / Region |
---|---|---|
Abu Dhabi | G | 230 V |
Afghanistan | C, F | 220 V |
Albania | C, F | 230 V |
Algeria | C, F | 230 V |
American Samoa | A, B, F, I | 120 V |
Andorra | C, F | 230 V |
Angola | C | 220 V |
Anguilla | A, B | 110 V |
Antigua and Barbuda | A, B | 230 V |
Argentina | C, I | 220 V |
Armenia | C, F | 230 V |
Aruba | A, B, F | 120 V |
Australia | I | 230 V |
Austria | C, F | 230 V |
Azerbaijan | C, F | 220 V |
Azores | B, C, F | 230 V |
Bahamas | A, B | 120 V |
Bahrain | G | 230 V |
Balearic Islands | C, F | 230 V |
Bangladesh | A, C, D, G, K | 220 V |
Barbados | A, B | 115 V |
Belarus | C, F | 220 V |
Belgium | C, E | 230 V |
Belize | A, B, G | 110 V / 220 V |
Benin | C, E | 220 V |
Bermuda | A, B | 120 V |
Bhutan | C, D, G | 230 V |
Bolivia | A, C | 230 V |
Bonaire | A, C | 127 V |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | C, F | 230 V |
Botswana | D, G | 230 V |
Brazil | C, N | 127 V / 220 V |
British Virgin Islands | A, B | 110 V |
Brunei | G | 240 V |
Bulgaria | C, F | 230 V |
Burkina Faso | C, E | 220 V |
Burma/Myanmar | A, C, D, G, I | 230 V |
Burundi | C, E | 220 V |
Cambodia | A, C, G | 230 V |
Cameroon | C, E | 220 V |
Canada | A, B | 120 V |
Canary Islands | C, E, F | 230 V |
Cape Verde | C, F | 230 V |
Cayman Islands | A, B | 120 V |
Central African Republic | C, E | 220 V |
Chad | C, D, E, F | 220 V |
Channel Islands | C, G | 230 V |
Chile | C, L | 220 V |
China | A, C, I | 220 V |
Christmas Island | I | 230 V |
Cocos Islands | I | 230 V |
Colombia | A, B | 110 V |
Comoros | C, E | 220 V |
Congo, Democratic Republic | C, D, E | 220 V |
Congo | C, E | 230 V |
Cook Islands | I | 240 V |
Costa Rica | A, B | 120 V |
Ivory Coast | C, E | 220 V |
Croatia | C, F | 230 V |
Cuba | A, B, C, L | 110 V / 220 V |
Curaçao | A, B | 127 V |
Cyprus | G | 230 V |
Cyprus, North | G | 230 V |
Czech Republic | C, E | 230 V |
Denmark | C, E, F, K | 230 V |
Djibouti | C, E | 220 V |
Dominica | D, G | 230 V |
Dominican Republic | A, B | 120 V |
Dubai | G | 230 V |
East Timor | C, E, F, I | 220 V |
Ecuador | A, B | 120 V |
Egypt | C, F | 220 V |
El Salvador | A, B | 120 V |
England | G | 230 V |
Equatorial Guinea | C, E | 220 V |
Eritrea | C, L | 230 V |
Estonia | C, F | 230 V |
Ethiopia | C, F | 220 V |
Faroe Islands | C, E, F, K | 230 V |
Falkland Islands | G | 240 V |
Fiji | I | 240 V |
Finland | C, F | 230 V |
France | C, E | 230 V |
French Guiana | C, D, E | 220 V |
Gabon | C | 220 V |
Gambia | G | 230 V |
Gaza Strip | C, H | 230 V |
Georgia | C, F | 220 V |
Germany | C, F | 230 V |
Ghana | D, G | 230 V |
Gibraltar | G | 230 V |
Great Britain | G | 230 V |
Greece | C, F | 230 V |
Greenland | C, E, F, K | 230 V |
Grenada | G | 230 V |
Guadeloupe | C, E | 230 V |
Guam | A, B | 110 V |
Guatemala | A, B | 120 V |
Guinea | C, F, K | 220 V |
Guinea-Bissau | C | 220 V |
Guyana | A, B, D, G | 120 V / 240 V |
Haiti | A, B | 110 V |
Honduras | A, B | 120 V |
Hong Kong | G | 220 V |
Hungary | C, F | 230 V |
Iceland | C, F | 230 V |
India | C, D, M | 230 V |
Indonesia | C, F | 230 V |
Iran | C, F | 230 V |
Iraq | C, D, G | 230 V |
Ireland | G | 230 V |
Ireland, Northern | G | 230 V |
Isle of Man | C, G | 230 V |
Israel | C, H | 230 V |
Italy | C, F, L | 230 V |
Jamaica | A, B | 110 V |
Japan | A, B | 100 V |
Jordan | C, D, F, G, J | 230 V |
Kazakhstan | C, F | 220 V |
Kenya | G | 240 V |
Kiribati | I | 240 V |
Korea, North | C | 220 V |
Korea, South | C, F | 220 V |
Kosovo | C, F | 230 V |
Kuwait | G | 240 V |
Kyrgyzstan | C, F | 220 V |
Laos | A, B, C, E, F | 230 V |
Latvia | C, F | 230 V |
Lebanon | C, D, G | 230 V |
Lesotho | M | 220 V |
Liberia | A, B | 120 V |
Libya | C, L | 230 V |
Liechtenstein | C, J | 230 V |
Lithuania | C, F | 230 V |
Luxembourg | C, F | 230 V |
Macau | G | 220 V |
Macedonia | C, F | 230 V |
Madagascar | C, E | 220 V |
Madeira | C, F | 230 V |
Malawi | G | 230 V |
Malaysia | G | 240 V |
Maldives | C, D, G, J, K, L | 230 V |
Mali | C, E | 220 V |
Malta | G | 230 V |
Marshall Islands | A, B | 120 V |
Martinique | C, D, E | 220 V |
Mauritania | C | 220 V |
Mauritius | C, G | 230 V |
Mayotte | C, E | 230 V |
Mexico | A, B | 127 V |
Micronesia | A, B | 120 V |
Moldova | C, F | 230 V |
Monaco | C, E, F | 230 V |
Mongolia | C, E | 230 V |
Montenegro | C, F | 230 V |
Montserrat | A, B | 230 V |
Morocco | C, E | 220 V |
Mozambique | C, F, M | 220 V |
Namibia | D, M | 220 V |
Nauru | I | 240 V |
Nepal | C, D, M | 230 V |
Netherlands | C, F | 230 V |
New Caledonia | C, F | 220 V |
New Zealand | I | 230 V |
Nicaragua | A | 120 V |
Niger | C, D, E, F | 220 V |
Nigeria | D, G | 230 V |
Niue | I | 230 V |
Norfolk Island | I | 230 V |
North Cyprus | G | 230 V |
Northern Ireland | G | 230 V |
North Korea | C | 220 V |
Norway | C, F | 230 V |
Oman | G | 240 V |
Pakistan | C, D | 230 V |
Palau | A, B | 120 V |
Palestine | C, H | 230 V |
Panama | A, B | 120 V |
Papua New Guinea | I | 240 V |
Paraguay | C | 220 V |
Peru | A, C | 220 V |
Philippines | A, B, C | 220 V |
Pitcairn Islands | I | 230 V |
Poland | C, E | 230 V |
Portugal | C, F | 230 V |
Puerto Rico | A, B | 120 V |
Qatar | G | 240 V |
Réunion | C, E | 230 V |
Romania | C, F | 230 V |
Russia | C, F | 220 V |
Rwanda | C, J | 230 V |
Saba | A, B | 110 V |
Saint Barthélemy | C, E | 230 V |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | D, G | 230 V |
Saint Lucia | G | 230 V |
Saint Martin | C, E | 220 V |
Saint Helena | G | 230 V |
Sint Eustatius | A, B, C, F | 110 V / 220 V |
Sint Maarten | A, B | 110 V |
Saint Vincent & Grenadines | A, B, G | 110 V / 230 V |
Samoa | I | 230 V |
San Marino | C, F, L | 230 V |
São Tomé & Príncipe | C, F | 230 V |
Saudi Arabia | G | 230 V |
Scotland | G | 230 V |
Senegal | C, D, E, K | 230 V |
Serbia | C, F | 230 V |
Seychelles | G | 240 V |
Sierra Leone | D, G | 230 V |
Singapore | G | 230 V |
Slovakia | C, E | 230 V |
Slovenia | C, F | 230 V |
Solomon Islands | G, I | 230 V |
Somalia | C | 220 V |
Somaliland | C | 220 V |
South Africa | C, D, M, N | 230 V |
South Korea | C, F | 220 V |
South Sudan | C, D | 230 V |
Spain | C, F | 230 V |
Sri Lanka | D, G | 230 V |
Sudan | C, D | 230 V |
Suriname | A, B, C, F | 127 V / 230 V |
Swaziland | M | 230 V |
Sweden | C, F | 230 V |
Switzerland | C, J | 230 V |
Syria | C, E, L | 220 V |
Tahiti | C, E | 220 V |
Taiwan | A, B | 110 V |
Tajikistan | C, F | 220 V |
Tanzania | D, G | 230 V |
Thailand | A, B, C, O | 230 V |
Togo | C | 220 V |
Tokelau | I | 230 V |
Tonga | I | 240 V |
Trinidad & Tobago | A, B | 115 V |
Tunisia | C, E | 230 V |
Turkey | C, F | 230 V |
Turkmenistan | C, F | 220 V |
Turks & Caicos Islands | A, B | 120 V |
Tuvalu | I | 230 V |
Uganda | G | 240 V |
Ukraine | C, F | 230 V |
United Arab Emirates | G | 230 V |
United Kingdom | G | 230 V |
United States of America | A, B | 120 V |
United States Virgin Islands | A, B | 110 V |
Uruguay | C, F, L | 220 V |
Uzbekistan | C, F | 220 V |
Vanuatu | I | 230 V |
Vatican City | C, F, L | 230 V |
Venezuela | A, B | 120 V |
Vietnam | A, C, D | 220 V |
Virgin Islands, British | A, B | 110 V |
Virgin Islands, United States | A, B | 110 V |
Wales | G | 230 V |
Yemen | A, D, G | 230 V |
Zambia | C, D, G | 230 V |
Zimbabwe | D, G | 240 V |