Cuba travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers
Before you visit Cuba: travel advice level, plug type A/B, 110V, emergency 106, currency CUP.
Travel advice (UK FCDO)
Avoid non-essential travel to whole country Updated 2026-09-25
Latest change (original, English)
This travel advice has been reviewed for accuracy with changes made throughout, including protests in Cuba, power outages and fuel and water shortages, travel disruption, international card transactions, travel insurance, visa requirements, travelling to the USA from Cuba, taking money into Cuba, cr
This travel advice has been reviewed for accuracy with changes made throughout, including protests in Cuba, power outages and fuel and water shortages, travel disruption, international card transactions, travel insurance, visa requirements, travelling to the USA from Cuba, taking money into Cuba, cr
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CapitalHavana
CurrencyCUP
LanguagesSpanish
Calling code+53
Emergency numbers106 · 104 · 105
Plug typesType A, Type B
Voltage110 V
Driving sideRight
Population11M