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Plugs for travelling from Austria to United Kingdom

Plugs, adapters, and other electrical information for travelling to United Kingdom from Austria.

Quick chart at a glance

  Austria United Kingdom  
Voltage: 230V. 230V. icons/teeth.gif  
Plugs Type: C, F. G, D, M. icons/exclamation2.gif  
Hertz: 50Hz. 50Hz. icons/teeth.gif  

Chart Explanation

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Plugs and Sockets at each country

In Austria the following plugs are used:

Plug Type C Plug Type F
Outlet Type C Outlet Type F

... and in United Kingdom you will use:

Plug Type G Plug Type D Plug Type M
Outlet Type G Outlet Type D Outlet Type M

Details

Voltage

Equal voltage

Perfect! Congratulations! This is the best! You will not need any voltage adapter (they are always big, weights a lot, can't handle too much energy, etc.).

Plugs Type

Different plug systems

Sorry, none of the plugs used in both countries are common. Definitely, you will need plug adapters.

Adapters

Lists of adapters you can use in your travel.

Adapter: generic1

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, M into outlets type: G.

Front Back

Adapter: generic1

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L into outlets type: M.

Front Back

Hertz

Equal hertz

This is the perfect situation. You will not have any clock shift issue with the same hertz.