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Uganda travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Uganda: travel advice level, plug type G, 240V, emergency 911, currency UGX.

📷 Kampala · kousek_cz · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-11-06

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about precautionary measures in response to the Ebola outbreak in the region (‘Health’ 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.

CapitalKampala
CurrencyUGX
LanguagesEnglish, Swahili
Calling code+256
Emergency numbers911 · 112 · 999
Plug typesType G
Voltage240 V
Driving sideLeft
Population47M
Type G

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Tusk media · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
User: (WT-shared) Katanasov at wts wikivoyage · Public domain · Commons
Jontycrane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Dylan Walters · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Wtendo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Ssemmanda will · CC0 · Commons
White House photo by Paul Morse · 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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