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Cambodia travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Cambodia: travel advice level, plug type A/C/G, 230V, emergency 119, currency KHR.

📷 Phnom Penh · KY Geologist · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-03-19

Latest change (original, English)
New information about global travel impacts due to escalation in the Middle East (‘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.

CapitalPhnom Penh
CurrencyKHR
LanguagesKhmer
Calling code+855
Emergency numbers119 · 117 · 118
Plug typesType A, Type C, Type G
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population17M
Type AType CType G

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📷 Photos

Jainamishra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Didzis Šēnbergs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Photo Dharma from Penang, Malaysia · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Kounosu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Stefan Fussan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Timgray200 · 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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