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Mexico travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Mexico: travel advice level, plug type A/B, 127V, emergency 911, currency MXN.

📷 Mexico City · Gobierno CDMX · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-10-20

Latest change (original, English)
Removal of information about Hurricane Trudy ('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.

CapitalMexico City
CurrencyMXN
LanguagesSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
Calling code+52
Emergency numbers911
Plug typesType A, Type B
Voltage127 V
Driving sideRight
Population132M
Type AType B

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📷 Photos

Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Commons
Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Commons
Diego Rivera · Public domain · Commons
Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · Public domain · Commons
Vicente Peña Herrera · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Gobierno CDMX · CC0 · 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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