Vietnam travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers
Before you visit Vietnam: travel advice level, plug type A/C/F/G, 220V, emergency 114, currency VND.
Travel advice (UK FCDO)
No advice against travel Updated 2026-09-21
Latest change (original, English)
Addition of information about tropical storm season ('Warnings and insurance') page
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CapitalHanoi
CurrencyVND
LanguagesVietnamese
Calling code+84
Emergency numbers114 · 113 · 115
Plug typesType A, Type C, Type F, Type G
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population96M