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Chad travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Chad: travel advice level, plug type C/E/F, 220V, emergency 17, currency XAF.

📷 N'Djamena · Yacoub · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid all travel to parts Updated 2026-11-04

Latest change (original, English)
This travel advice has been reviewed for accuracy with changes made throughout, including updated information about applying for a visa, terrorism in Chad, terrorist kidnapping, political situation, robbery, protecting yourself and your belongings, Ramadan, driving standards and security, travelling

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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.

CapitalN'Djamena
CurrencyXAF
LanguagesFrench, Arabic
Calling code+235
Emergency numbers17 · 18
Plug typesType C, Type E, Type F
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population19M
Type CType EType F

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📷 Photos

Souguimia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Unknown authorUnknown author · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Taken by Oliver Wright · Public domain · Commons
Cwolfsheep · Public domain · Commons
Fatakaya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Francisbbk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
AgnosticPreachersKid · 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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