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Argentina travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Argentina: travel advice level, plug type C/I, 220V, emergency 911, currency ARS.

📷 Buenos Aires · ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-05-07

Latest change (original, English)
New information about Hantavirus in Argentina (‘Health’ page).

↗ Read the full official advice

⚠️ 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.

CapitalBuenos Aires
CurrencyARS
LanguagesSpanish
Calling code+54
Emergency numbers911 · 117 · 100 · 101
Plug typesType C, Type I
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population47M
Type CType I

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

roy.bluthgen · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Francisco Fortuny · Public domain · Commons
Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Kevin Paul · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Captain Blood · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Clockwise from top left: Sara FacioUnkowntEduardo ComesañaAlicia D'Amico · Public domain · Commons
Dario Alpern · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Roger Schultz · CC BY 2.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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