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Libya travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Libya: travel advice level, plug type C/F/L, 230V, emergency 190, currency LYD.

📷 Tripoli · Daniel and Kate Pett · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid all travel to parts Updated 2026-07-21

Latest change (original, English)
FCDO now advises against all but essential travel to the cities of Tripoli, Benghazi, Al-Bayda and Derna, and the surrounding area knows as Jebel Akhdar, either side of the coastal and desert roads between and including the towns of Al-Maqrun and Al-Tamimi, Misrata ('Warnings and insurance' and 'Reg

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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.

CapitalTripoli
CurrencyLYD
LanguagesArabic
Calling code+218
Emergency numbers190 · 193 · 191
Plug typesType C, Type F, Type L
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population7.4M
Type CType FType L

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📷 Photos

CEE MKA · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Roberdan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
David Stanley · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
U.S. Embassy in Libya/State Department · Public domain · Commons
Giovanni Boccardi · CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Commons
Libiya11 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Cipiota · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Anonymous French engraver 16th century · Public domain · 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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