First Day Abroad

Power sockets and voltage in Vietnam

Part of the Vietnam arrival guide.

This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by

Sockets and voltage in Vietnam

  • Type ANEMA 1-15No earth
  • Type BNEMA 5-15Earthed
  • Type CCEE 7/16 (Europlug)No earth
  • Type FCEE 7/3 (Schuko)Earthed
Voltage
220 V
Frequency
50 Hz
Earthed sockets
Type B, Type F

Most homes have unearthed hybrid sockets taking Type A and C; Type F plugs fit many of them without earthing.

What you need, by where you are coming from

  • Arriving from the United States or CanadaThe plug fits, and the voltage does not: anything not marked 100-240 V needs a converter, not an adapter.
  • 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.

Vietnamese sockets are mostly unearthed hybrids taking flat American and round European pins at 220 V.

Sockets in Vietnam are Type , and at 220 V, 50 Hz, and most of them are unearthed hybrids that take both flat American pins and round European ones.

  • The common socket has two openings that accept either shape. That is why so many travellers report that "everything fits" here.
  • Fitting is not earthing. A Schuko plug pushes into many Vietnamese sockets and connects no earth at all, which matters for anything with a metal case.
  • American appliances fit and then meet 220 V. A US hair dryer or shaver that is not marked 100-240 V will burn out in a socket it slid into perfectly.
  • Newer hotels and apartment blocks fit earthed Type sockets, so the same trip can have both.
  • Adapters cost almost nothing in any electrical shop, and hotel receptions keep a box of them.
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