Nicaragua travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers
Before you visit Nicaragua: travel advice level, plug type A/B, 120V, emergency 118, currency NIO.
Travel advice (UK FCDO)
No advice against travel Updated 2026-11-05
Latest change (original, English)
Updated information on visa requirements when travelling between Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras ('Entry requirements' page).
Updated information on visa requirements when travelling between Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras ('Entry requirements' 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.
CapitalManagua
CurrencyNIO
LanguagesSpanish
Calling code+505
Emergency numbers118 · 128 · 115 · 120
Plug typesType A, Type B
Voltage120 V
Driving sideRight
Population5.1M