This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Sockets and voltage in Romania
- 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.
Romanian sockets are Type Schuko at 230 V, the same as Germany and its neighbours.
Sockets in Romania are Type and at 230 V, 50 Hz - Schuko, the standard used across most of continental Europe.
- A Europlug fits every socket in the country.
- British, American and Australian plugs need an adapter.
- Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and Moldova all match, so a road trip through the region needs one adapter at most.
- 230 V, so American 120 V-only appliances need a converter.
- Older blocks still have unearthed sockets of the same shape - the plug fits and the earth clips connect to nothing.
- A Europlug is all most travellers need, because phone, laptop and camera chargers all end in one and none of them wants an earth.
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What this guide was checked against. Rules and prices change — follow the official link before you rely on a detail.
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