Mexico travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers
Before you visit Mexico: travel advice level, plug type A/B, 127V, emergency 911, currency MXN.
Travel advice (UK FCDO)
Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-10-20
Latest change (original, English)
Removal of information about Hurricane Trudy ('Warnings and insurance' page).
Removal of information about Hurricane Trudy ('Warnings and insurance' page).
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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.
CapitalMexico City
CurrencyMXN
LanguagesSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
Calling code+52
Emergency numbers911
Plug typesType A, Type B
Voltage127 V
Driving sideRight
Population132M