This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Sockets and voltage in Spain
Type CCEE 7/16 (Europlug)No earth
Type FCEE 7/3 (Schuko)Earthed
Voltage
230 V
Frequency
50 Hz
Earthed sockets
Type F
A handful of buildings have Type E sockets, but a Spanish plug works in both.
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.
Spanish sockets are Type Schuko at 230 V, the same as Germany, and a Europlug fits everything.
Sockets in Spain are Type and at 230 V, 50 Hz - the same round Schuko outlet used across most of continental Europe.
A Europlug fits every socket in the country. Chargers and laptop bricks need nothing else.
The earth is a pair of clips on the rim, not a hole, so a two-pin adapter leaves an appliance unearthed even when it is plugged in firmly.
British, American and Australian plugs need an adapter. Chinos and ferreterias sell them for a couple of euros; airport shops do not.
A handful of buildings have French Type sockets, mostly institutional ones. A Spanish plug works in both, so this only matters if you are carrying a bare Schuko plug.
230 V means American 120 V-only appliances need a converter, not just a shape adapter.
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