This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Sockets and voltage in Greece
Type CCEE 7/16 (Europlug)No earth
Type FCEE 7/3 (Schuko)Earthed
Voltage
230 V
Frequency
50 Hz
Earthed sockets
Type F
What you need, by where you are coming from
Arriving from the United States or CanadaA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
Arriving from the UK or IrelandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
Arriving from most of continental EuropePlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
Arriving from Australia or New ZealandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
Socket types, voltage and frequency are the nominal domestic supply as published in IEC/TR 60083 and the national standards it lists.
Greek sockets are Type Schuko at 230 V, and island accommodation often runs on generators with unearthed outlets.
Sockets in Greece are Type and at 230 V, 50 Hz - the same round Schuko outlet as Germany and Italy.
A Europlug fits everything. Chargers need no adapter anywhere in the country.
British, American and Australian plugs need an adapter, sold in every supermarket and periptero for a euro or two.
Older island buildings often have unearthed sockets, and some of the smaller islands still run part of the day on generators, where the supply sags under load.
230 V, so only American 120 V-only equipment needs a converter.
Neighbouring countries match. Bulgaria, Turkey, Albania and North Macedonia all use the same Schuko socket, so one adapter covers an overland trip through the region. Cyprus does not - it is British Type .
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