North America Travel Adapter: Three Countries, One Plug
North America is an easy one. The United States, Canada, and Mexico all use the same flat-blade plugs, so a road trip from Vancouver to Cancun never needs an adapter if you start from the US. Visitors from everywhere else need one Type B adapter.
The Short Answer
Visiting from Europe with grounded Type E/F (Schuko) plugs: bring a grounded Type E/F to Type B adapter. Everyone else: bring a Type B adapter.
- Voltage: the United States and Canada use 120V / 60Hz. Mexico uses 127V, and 110V and 120V devices generally work there without a converter. A plug adapter changes the plug shape only and does not convert voltage.
Visiting from Europe? Grounded Type E/F to Type B
Everyone Else: Type B Adapter
The Type B adapter shown here accepts plug styles from most countries. South African Type M plugs do not fit. Grounded Type E and Type F (Schuko) plugs do not fit either. Use the Europe adapter above.
Other Adapters Found in North America
Type A
Type C
Type E/FEvery Country in North America, by Plug
Each country links to its full Walkabout Travel Gear plug and adapter guide. Plug types are shown in parentheses.
Type A and Type B
- United States (A / B)
- Canada (A / B)
- Mexico (A / B)
Type C and Type E/F
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (C / E/F)
Bermuda and Puerto Rico are on the Caribbean travel adapter page. Greenland is on the Europe travel adapter page.
Voltage in North America
The United States and Canada use 120V / 60Hz. Mexico uses 127V, and devices rated 110V or 120V generally work there without a converter. Saint Pierre and Miquelon uses 220–240V. A 120V-only device needs a voltage converter there unless it is dual voltage. See the voltage guide and dual-voltage appliances.
Adapter may also be spelled adaptor, and grounded may also be described as earthed. See all international plug types.
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