Rwanda travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers
Before you visit Rwanda: travel advice level, plug type C/E/G, 230V, emergency 112, currency RWF.
Travel advice (UK FCDO)
Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-09-04
Latest change (original, English)
New information about vapes and e-cigarette bans in Rwanda and updated information about border measures introduced by the Rwandan Government in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo ('Entry requirements' and 'Safety and security' pages).
New information about vapes and e-cigarette bans in Rwanda and updated information about border measures introduced by the Rwandan Government in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo ('Entry requirements' and 'Safety and security' pages).
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CapitalKigali
CurrencyRWF
LanguagesFrench, English, Swahili, Kinyarwanda
Calling code+250
Emergency numbers112 · 912
Plug typesType C, Type E, Type G
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population15M