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Iran travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Iran: travel advice level, plug type C/F, 220V, emergency 115, currency IRR.

📷 Tehran · Amir Pashaei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid all travel to whole country Updated 2026-10-27

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about Regional tensions (‘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.

CapitalTehran
CurrencyIRR
LanguagesPersian
Calling code+98
Emergency numbers115 · 110
Plug typesType C, Type F
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population92M
Type CType F

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📷 Photos

Mehrraz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Cattette · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Original creator: Mossmaps Corrections according to Oxford Atlas of World Histor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Ali Azad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
مهدی زارع · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Arad · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Z9897 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Ali Majdfar · CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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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