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Belarus travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Belarus: travel advice level, plug type C/F, 220V, emergency 101, currency BYN.

📷 Minsk · Zedlik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid all travel to whole country Updated 2026-09-10

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information on buying flight tickets if the journey is starting in, or within, Russia ('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.

CapitalMinsk
CurrencyBYN
LanguagesRussian, Belarusian
Calling code+375
Emergency numbers101 · 102 · 103
Plug typesType C, Type F
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population9.1M
Type CType F

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📷 Photos

zedlik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Okras · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Paju · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
January Suchodolski · Public domain · Commons
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Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Commons
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Commons
Andrzej Otrębski · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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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