Slovakia travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers
Before you visit Slovakia: travel advice level, plug type C/E, 230V, emergency 158, currency EUR.
Travel advice (UK FCDO)
No advice against travel Updated 2026-08-28
Latest change (original, English)
This travel advice has been updated for accuracy with changes made throughout, including border with Ukraine, political demonstrations, skiing and hiking, taxi’s, and extreme weather and natural disasters (‘Safety and security page’).
This travel advice has been updated for accuracy with changes made throughout, including border with Ukraine, political demonstrations, skiing and hiking, taxi’s, and extreme weather and natural disasters (‘Safety and security 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.
CapitalBratislava
CurrencyEUR
LanguagesSlovak
Calling code+421
Emergency numbers158 · 112 · 150 · 155
Plug typesType C, Type E
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population5.4M