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Germany travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Germany: travel advice level, plug type C/F, 230V, emergency 112, currency EUR.

📷 Berlin · Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-08-11

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information on European Entry-Exit System (EES) (‘Entry requirements’ 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.

CapitalBerlin
CurrencyEUR
LanguagesGerman
Calling code+49
Emergency numbers112 · 110
Plug typesType C, Type F
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population83M
Type CType F

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

Unknown photographer, Reproduction by Lear 21 at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Steffen Prößdorf · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
User: (WT-shared) Jakednb at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Commons
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Commons
File:Bilinguale Straßenbeschilderung Cottbus.jpg: svolks derivative work: Georgf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Caspar David Friedrich · Public domain · Commons
Botaurus-stellaris · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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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