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Turkmenistan travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Turkmenistan: travel advice level, plug type B/C/F, 220V, emergency 112, currency TMT.

📷 Ashgabat · Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-10-21

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about COVID-19 rules, applying for visas, transit visas and taking cash into Turkmenistan (‘Entry requirements’ 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.

CapitalAshgabat
CurrencyTMT
LanguagesTurkmen
Calling code+993
Emergency numbers112
Plug typesType B, Type C, Type F
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population6.1M
Type BType CType F

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📷 Photos

Tormod Sandtorv · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
David Stanley · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Paul Nadar · Public domain · Commons
Eric Salard · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii · Public domain · Commons
Kerri-Jo Stewart from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Kerri-Jo Stewart from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Kerri-Jo Stewart from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · 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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