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Plugs for travelling from United Kingdom to Portugal

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

Quick chart at a glance

	United Kingdom	Portugal
Voltage:	230V.	230V.
Plugs Type:	G, D, M.	C, F.
Hertz:	50Hz.	50Hz.

Chart Explanation

If you are an electrical savvy, perhaps the previous chart is all you need. If this is not your situation, you can continue reading for discovering what that chart implies!

Plugs and Sockets at each country

In United Kingdom the following plugs are used:


Plug Type G	Plug Type D	Plug Type M

Outlet Type G	Outlet Type D	Outlet Type M

... and in Portugal you will use:


Plug Type C	Plug Type F

Outlet Type C	Outlet Type F

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, D, G, M into outlets type: C, E, F, L.


Front	Back

Hertz

Equal hertz

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