South Korea travel facts: plug type, voltage, currency, emergency numbers
Cited, source-linked facts for travellers to South Korea (KR). Each value shows where it comes from, its license and when it was last verified.
Key facts
| Plug types | Type C and F Source: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors (CC0-1.0) · cross-checked with 2 sources · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence high · Report a wrong fact |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 220 V Source: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors (CC0-1.0) · cross-checked with 2 sources · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence high · Report a wrong fact |
| Frequency | 60 Hz Source: OpenVan.camp (CC-BY-4.0) · cross-checked with 1 source · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact |
| Currency | South Korean Won (KRW, ₩) Source: Unicode, Inc. (Unicode-3.0) · cross-checked with 2 sources · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence high · Report a wrong fact |
| Emergency numbers | General: 112; Police: 112; Ambulance: 119; Fire: 119. Other numbers listed: 113 Source: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors (CC0-1.0); U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (Public domain (US Government)); PackBefore (CC-BY-4.0) · cross-checked with 3 sources · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence high · Report a wrong fact |
| Driving side | Drive on the right Source: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors (CC0-1.0) · cross-checked with 1 source · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact |
| Tipping | No tipping culture.
Source: Tipping Rules (CC-BY-4.0) · cross-checked with 1 source · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact |
Upcoming public holidays
National public holidays from 2026-10-15 to 2027-10-15, as of 2026-10-15 (the date this page was built).
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
- The day preceding Korean New Year
- Korean New Year
- The second day of Korean New Year
- Alternative holiday for Korean New Year
- Independence Movement Day
- Labor Day
- Alternative holiday for Labor Day
- Children's Day
- Buddha's Birthday
- Memorial Day
- Constitution Day
- Alternative holiday for Constitution Day
- Liberation Day
- Alternative holiday for Liberation Day
- The day preceding Chuseok
- Chuseok
- The second day of Chuseok
- National Foundation Day
- Alternative holiday for National Foundation Day
- Hangul Day
- Alternative holiday for Hangul Day
Source for 2026: vacanza/holidays contributors (MIT) · cross-checked with 1 source · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact
Note: National public holidays only; regional/subdivision holidays not included in v0.1.
Source for 2027: vacanza/holidays contributors (MIT) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact
Note: National public holidays only; regional/subdivision holidays not included in v0.1.
Entry rules for short tourist stays (visa pilot)
Informational only. This is not legal or immigration advice and not a boarding or entry decision. Entry rules are set by the destination country and can change without notice; always confirm with the official sources linked here, the destination government, and your carrier before travelling.
This is not a go/no-go decision. Entry is decided by the destination's border authorities. The summaries below repeat what the cited official sources say for three passports; your situation may differ.
United Kingdom passport
What the sources say: Visa-free for short tourist stays; no application before travel.
Official sources:
Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (OGL v3.0) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence low · Report a wrong fact
Note: The source says the electronic travel authorisation is currently waived for this passport, often temporarily. Check on the official page that the waiver is still in effect.
United States passport
What the sources say: Visa-free for short tourist stays; maximum stay given: 90 days; no application before travel.
Official sources:
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (Public domain (US Government)) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence low · Report a wrong fact
Note: The source says the electronic travel authorisation is currently waived for this passport, often temporarily. Check on the official page that the waiver is still in effect.
Japan passport
What the sources say: Visa-free for short tourist stays; maximum stay given: 90 days; no application before travel.
Official sources:
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (PDL-1.0 (Japan Public Data License)) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence low · Report a wrong fact
Note: The source says the electronic travel authorisation is currently waived for this passport, often temporarily. Check on the official page that the waiver is still in effect.
Note: Status normalised by CitedTravel from the Japanese original; the quote is MOFA's text.
Sources and attribution
- Contains data from OpenVan.camp (CC BY 4.0), https://openvan.camp
- Contains data from the PackBefore country dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://packbefore.com/data/
- Contains Unicode CLDR data, Copyright © Unicode, Inc. (Unicode License v3)
- Contains data from annexare/Countries (MIT)
- Source: Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State (travel.state.gov)
- Contains data from Tipping Rules' Global Tipping Dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://www.tippingrules.com/data/global-tipping-dataset; values restructured by CitedTravel
- Holiday data generated with python-holidays (MIT)
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (FCDO foreign travel advice, GOV.UK).
- 出典：外務省 海外安全ホームページ（各ページURL）を加工して作成 / Source: MOFA Japan Overseas Safety Website, edited and processed (summarised, normalised and translated) by CitedTravel. Not produced or endorsed by MOFA.
Licenses as shown next to each fact. See data licensing and the source register.
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Dataset version 2026.10.15-e46605b7. Same data as the API: /v1/countries/KR. Page built 2026-10-15.