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Vietnam travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Vietnam: travel advice level, plug type A/C/F/G, 220V, emergency 114, currency VND.

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Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-09-21

Latest change (original, English)
Addition of information about tropical storm season ('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.

CapitalHanoi
CurrencyVND
LanguagesVietnamese
Calling code+84
Emergency numbers114 · 113 · 115
Plug typesType A, Type C, Type F, Type G
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population96M
Type AType CType FType G

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📷 Photos

Phó Nháy · Public domain · Commons
Isderion · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Commons
The original uploader was Chuoibk at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
The original uploader was Chuoibk at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Jim 陳 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Lưu Ly · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Toanvungtau · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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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