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Ecuador travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Ecuador: travel advice level, plug type A/B, 120V, emergency 911, currency USD.

📷 Quito · Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-11-01

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about heavy rain and flooding on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. (Warnings and insurance)

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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.

CapitalQuito
CurrencyUSD
LanguagesSpanish, Shuar, Northern Quichua
Calling code+593
Emergency numbers911 · 101 · 102 · 131
Plug typesType A, Type B
Voltage120 V
Driving sideRight
Population17M
Type AType B

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📷 Photos

Sascha Grabow www.saschagrabow.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
FelixReyesPhotography · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
© Nicolas Völcker · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Bärbel Miemietz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Agustín Codazzi, Manuel Maria Paz, Felipe Pérez · Public domain · Commons
Daniel Cima · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Agencia de Noticias ANDES · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Agencia de Noticias ANDES · CC BY-SA 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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