What plug type does Nepal use?

Nepal uses plug types C, D and M (IEC plug type letters).

What is the voltage and frequency in Nepal?

Mains electricity in Nepal is 230 V at 50 Hz.

What currency does Nepal use?

The currency of Nepal is Nepalese Rupee (NPR).

What is the emergency number in Nepal?

General: 102; Ambulance: 102. Other numbers listed: 100, 101.

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

Traffic in Nepal drives on the left.

Tipping customary. Hotel staff: 100-300 NPR per bag; Restaurants: 5-10%; Taxis: Round up; Tour guides: 10-15 USD tip per person per day.

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

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

Key facts

Plug types	Type C, D and M Source: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors (CC0-1.0); OpenVan.camp (CC-BY-4.0) · 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. Note: Wikidata's BS 546 item covers Type D and Type M; the specific letter(s) come from the cross-check dataset.
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	Nepalese Rupee (NPR) Source: Unicode, Inc. (Unicode-3.0) · cross-checked with 2 sources · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence high · Report a wrong fact
Emergency numbers	General: 102; Ambulance: 102. Other numbers listed: 100, 101 Source: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors (CC0-1.0); U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (Public domain (US Government)) · cross-checked with 2 sources · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact
Driving side	Drive on the left Source: Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors (CC0-1.0) · cross-checked with 1 source · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · Report a wrong fact
Tipping	Tipping customary. Hotel staff: 100-300 NPR per bag Restaurants: 5-10% Taxis: Round up Tour guides: 10-15 USD tip per person per day Source: Tipping Rules (CC-BY-4.0) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence medium · 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).

2026-10-18 Fulpati
2026-10-19 Maha Ashtami; Maha Navami
2026-10-20 Bijaya Dashami
2026-10-21 Ekadashi (Dashain)
2026-10-22 Duwadashi (Dashain)
2026-11-08 Laxmi Pooja
2026-11-09 Gai Tihar
2026-11-10 Gobardhan Pooja; Mha Pooja
2026-11-11 Bhai Tika
2026-11-15 Chhath Parva
2026-12-25 Christmas Day
2026-12-30 Tamu Lhochhar
2027-01-11 Prithvi Jayanti
2027-01-15 Maghe Sankranti
2027-01-29 Martyr's Day
2027-02-07 Gyalpo Lhosar; Sonam Lhochhar
2027-02-19 National Democracy Day
2027-03-06 Maha Shivaratri
2027-03-08 International Women's Day
2027-03-10 Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
2027-03-21 Fagu Poornima
2027-03-22 Fagu Poornima (Terai)
2027-04-14 Nepali New Year
2027-04-15 Ram Navami
2027-05-01 International Labor Day
2027-05-17 Eid al-Adha (estimated)
2027-05-20 Buddha Jayanti
2027-05-29 Republic Day
2027-08-17 Janai Poornima
2027-08-25 Shree Krishna Janmashtami
2027-09-19 Constitution Day
2027-09-30 Ghatasthapana
2027-10-06 Fulpati
2027-10-07 Maha Ashtami
2027-10-08 Maha Navami
2027-10-09 Bijaya Dashami
2027-10-10 Ekadashi (Dashain)
2027-10-11 Duwadashi (Dashain)

Source for 2026: 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.

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 needed before travel; maximum stay given: 90 days; an application before travel is needed.

Official sources:

Passport-country government travel advice

Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (OGL v3.0) · verified 2026-10-15 · confidence low · Report a wrong fact
Note: The source contains statements pointing to different requirements; stricter reading shown.

United States passport

What the sources say: Visa needed before travel; an application before travel is needed.

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 low · Report a wrong fact
Note: The source contains statements pointing to different requirements; stricter reading shown.

Japan passport

What the sources say: Visa needed before travel; an application before travel is needed.

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/NP

MCP (Streamable HTTP) at https://citedtravel.com/mcp, tool get_country_facts with {"country": "NP"}. Entry lookups: GET /v1/entry?passport=GB&destination=NP (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)
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.

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Dataset version 2026.10.15-e46605b7. Same data as the API: /v1/countries/NP. Page built 2026-10-15.