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Chile travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Chile: travel advice level, plug type C/L, 220V, emergency 133, currency CLP.

📷 Santiago · Omnespsx (D•ES) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-11-09

Latest change (original, English)
Removal of information about heavy rain and severe mudslides in eastern Santiago ('Warnings and insurance’ 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.

CapitalSantiago
CurrencyCLP
LanguagesSpanish
Calling code+56
Emergency numbers133 · 131 · 132 · 134
Plug typesType C, Type L
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population19M
Type CType L

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📷 Photos

Miguel Vieira (talk · contribs) · Public domain · Commons
Dan Lundberg · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Felipe Restrepo Acosta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Juampayo Escorpio · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
United States Navy, Photographer's Mate 1st Class Dennis C. Cantrell · Public domain · Commons
Boris Kasimov from Toronto, Canada. · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Josephs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
lautaroj · 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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