Angola travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers
Before you visit Angola: travel advice level, plug type C, 220V, emergency 113, currency AOA.
Travel advice (UK FCDO)
Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-05-28
Latest change (original, English)
Addition of information about a declaration of an Ebola outbreak in DRC on 15 May and updated information about road travel ('Safety and security' and 'Health' pages).
Addition of information about a declaration of an Ebola outbreak in DRC on 15 May and updated information about road travel ('Safety and security' and 'Health' pages).
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CapitalLuanda
CurrencyAOA
LanguagesPortuguese
Calling code+244
Emergency numbers113 · 115 · 116
Plug typesType C
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population37M