What plug type does Monaco use?

Monaco uses plug types C, E and F (IEC plug type letters).

What is the voltage and frequency in Monaco?

Mains electricity in Monaco is 230 V at 50 Hz.

What currency does Monaco use?

The currency of Monaco is Euro (EUR, €).

What is the emergency number in Monaco?

Other numbers listed: 17, 18, 112.

Which side of the road do people drive on in Monaco?

Traffic in Monaco drives on the right.

Do you tip in Monaco?

Tipping not expected. Hotel staff: 2-5 EUR per bag; Restaurants: Service included; Taxis: Round up; Tour guides: 5-10 EUR per person.

Monaco travel facts: plug type, voltage, currency, emergency numbers

Cited, source-linked facts for travellers to Monaco (MC). Each value shows where it comes from, its license and when it was last verified.

Key facts

Plug types	Type C, E and F Source: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors (CC0-1.0) · cross-checked with 1 source · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact Note: Wikidata lists a generic 'British and related types' item; not mapped to a single IEC letter.
Voltage	230 V Source: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors (CC0-1.0) · cross-checked with 1 source · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact
Frequency	50 Hz Source: OpenVan.camp (CC-BY-4.0) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact
Currency	Euro (EUR, €) Source: Unicode, Inc. (Unicode-3.0) · cross-checked with 2 sources · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence high · Report a wrong fact
Emergency numbers	Other numbers listed: 17, 18, 112 Source: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors (CC0-1.0) · cross-checked with 1 source · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence low · Report a wrong fact Note: Per-service breakdown not available from a public-domain/official source; see all_numbers.
Driving side	Drive on the right Source: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors (CC0-1.0) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact
Tipping	Tipping not expected. Hotel staff: 2-5 EUR per bag Restaurants: Service included Taxis: Round up Tour guides: 5-10 EUR per person Source: Tipping Rules (CC-BY-4.0) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence low · Report a wrong fact Note: Editorial guidance about local custom, not a rule; amounts vary by venue and service.

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).

2026-11-01 All Saints' Day
2026-11-02 All Saints' Day (observed)
2026-11-19 Prince's Day
2026-12-08 Immaculate Conception
2026-12-25 Christmas Day
2027-01-01 New Year's Day
2027-01-27 Saint Devote's Day
2027-03-29 Easter Monday
2027-05-01 Labor Day
2027-05-06 Ascension Day
2027-05-17 Pentecost Monday
2027-05-27 Corpus Christi
2027-08-15 Assumption Day
2027-08-16 Assumption Day (observed)

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; maximum stay given: 90 days; no application before travel.

Official sources:

Passport-country government travel advice

Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (OGL v3.0) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact

United States passport

What the sources say: Visa-free for short tourist stays; maximum stay given: 90 days; no application before travel.

Official sources:

Passport-country government travel advice

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (Public domain (US Government)) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact

Japan passport

What the sources say: Visa-free for short tourist stays; maximum stay given: 90 days; no application before travel.

Official sources:

Passport-country government travel advice

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (PDL-1.0 (Japan Public Data License)) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact
Note: Status normalised by CitedTravel from the Japanese original; the quote is MOFA's text.

Use this in your agent

REST (no key needed for static facts, 60 requests/min):

curl https://citedtravel.com/v1/countries/MC

MCP (Streamable HTTP) at https://citedtravel.com/mcp, tool get_country_facts with {"country": "MC"}. Entry lookups: GET /v1/entry?passport=GB&destination=MC (free key or x402). See the docs.

Sources and attribution

Contains data from OpenVan.camp (CC BY 4.0), https://openvan.camp
Contains data from annexare/Countries (MIT)
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).
Source: Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State (travel.state.gov)
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/MC. Page built 2026-10-15.