Europe Travel Adapter: The Whole Continent on One Page
Europe has a pile of countries and a handful of plug shapes. The good news: once you leave the British Isles, nearly everything takes a plug with two round pins. Walkabout Travel Gear has been sorting out European outlets for travelers since 1995, so here is the short version, then every country.
The Short Answer
All you need is a Type C adapter. Two round pins. That’s it. It fits Type E and Type F outlets, the Type J outlets in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the Type K outlets in Denmark and Greenland, and the 10A Type L outlets in Italy.- Easiest: one Ceptics universal adapter covers all of it.
The one exception: the UK, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands use Type G. Bring a Type G adapter there.- Easiest: the Ceptics adapter covers the UK as well.
- Grounded (three-prong) devices: a two-pin Type C adapter does not provide grounding. Use a grounded Type E/F adapter, or the grounded type for that country.
- Voltage: almost all of Europe, including the United Kingdom and Ireland, uses 230V at 50Hz. A plug adapter changes the plug shape only and does not convert voltage. Check for 100–240V on the label, or see dual-voltage appliances.
One Adapter for All of Europe, UK Included
Grounded Adapters Found in Europe and the UK
Type E/F
Type G
Type J
Type K
Type LEvery Country in Europe, by Plug
Each country links to its full Walkabout Travel Gear plug and adapter guide. Plug types are shown in parentheses.
Two Round Pins: Type C and Type E/F
- Albania (C / E/F)
- Andorra (C / E/F)
- Austria (C / E/F)
- Azores (C / E/F)
- Balearic Islands (C / E/F)
- Belarus (C / E/F)
- Belgium (C / E/F)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (C / E/F)
- Bulgaria (C / E/F)
- Canary Islands (C / E/F)
- Croatia (C / E/F)
- Czech Republic (C / E/F)
- Estonia (C / E/F)
- Finland (C / E/F)
- France (C / E/F)
- Germany (C / E/F)
- Greece (C / E/F)
- Hungary (C / E/F)
- Iceland (C / E/F)
- Kosovo (C / E/F)
- Latvia (C / E/F)
- Lithuania (C / E/F)
- Luxembourg (C / E/F)
- Madeira (C / E/F)
- Moldova (C / E/F)
- Monaco (C / E/F)
- Montenegro (C / E/F)
- Netherlands (C / E/F)
- North Macedonia (C / E/F)
- Norway (C / E/F)
- Poland (C / E/F)
- Portugal (C / E/F)
- Romania (C / E/F)
- Russia (C / E/F)
- Serbia (C / E/F)
- Slovakia (C / E/F)
- Slovenia (C / E/F)
- Spain (C / E/F)
- Sweden (C / E/F)
- Ukraine (C / E/F)
Type G: UK, Ireland, and the Islands
- United Kingdom (G)
- Ireland (G)
- Scotland (G)
- Wales (G)
- Isle of Man (G)
- Jersey (G)
- Guernsey (G)
- Cyprus (G)
- Northern Cyprus (G)
- Malta (G)
- Gibraltar (G)
Type K: Denmark and the North Atlantic
- Denmark (C / E/F / K)
- Faroe Islands (C / E/F / K)
- Greenland (C / E/F / K)
Type L: Italy and Neighbors
- Italy (C / E/F / L)
- San Marino (C / E/F / L)
- Vatican City (L)
Type J: Switzerland and Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein (C / J)
- Switzerland (C / J)
Voltage in Europe
Almost all of Europe, including the United Kingdom and Ireland, uses 230V at 50Hz. Devices made only for 120V need a voltage converter unless they are dual voltage. Plugging a 120V-only device into 230V with just a plug adapter can burn it out in seconds. See the voltage guide and dual-voltage appliances before you pack the hair dryer.
Adapter may also be spelled adaptor, and ungrounded may also be described as unearthed. See all international plug types.
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