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Samoa travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Samoa: travel advice level, plug type I, 230V, emergency 999, currency WST.

📷 Apia · ? · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-03-19

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about global travel impacts due to escalation in the Middle East (‘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.

CapitalApia
CurrencyWST
LanguagesEnglish, Samoan
Calling code+685
Emergency numbers999 · 995 · 994 · 996
Plug typesType I
Voltage230 V
Driving sideLeft
Population200K
Type I

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

Catholic_church_in_Samoa.jpg: Robyn Gallagher from Auckland, New Zealand derivat · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Sonja Pieper uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by Teinesavaii · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Usoilena · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Thomas Andrew · Public domain · Commons
Bartlett Tripp (1842-1911)Publisher: Cedar Rapids IA : Torch Press uploaded by T · Public domain · Commons
Stephen Glauser uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by Teinesavaii · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
? · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Andrew, Thomas · 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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