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Kuwait travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Kuwait: travel advice level, plug type C/G, 240V, emergency 112, currency KWD.

📷 Kuwait City · User:Deepak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel 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.

CapitalKuwait City
CurrencyKWD
LanguagesArabic
Calling code+965
Emergency numbers112
Plug typesType C, Type G
Voltage240 V
Driving sideRight
Population4.5M
Type CType G

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📷 Photos

garysan97 · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
The original uploader was Σύμμαχος at Arabic Wikipedia. · Public domain · Commons
Photographer: Mosbatho · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos Staff Sgt. Adriana Diaz-Brown/Task For · Public domain · Commons
United States Army · Public domain · Commons
SamyrTotto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
U.S. Navy · Public domain · Commons
Tirimy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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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