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Zambia travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Zambia: travel advice level, plug type C/G, 230V, emergency 911, currency ZMW.

📷 Lusaka · Matthew Grollnek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-06-01

Latest change (original, English)
New information about entry requirements for those entering from Ebola-affected regions ('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.

CapitalLusaka
CurrencyZMW
LanguagesEnglish
Calling code+260
Emergency numbers911 · 112 · 999 · 991
Plug typesType C, Type G
Voltage230 V
Driving sideLeft
Population20M
Type CType G

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
CherryX · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Thomas Annan / Adam Cuerden · Public domain · Commons
Thomas Annan / Adam Cuerden · Public domain · Commons
Edwin Smith and Andrew Dale · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Adam Ojdahl · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Various Authors · 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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