Plug Adapter for Europe: Every Country’s Plug Type
Quick answer: Europe does not use US plugs. Type C sockets are used in 39 of its 44 countries, so one type C adapter covers most trips; Cyprus, Ireland, Malta and the UK use type G. The voltage is 220–240 V, about twice the US’s: chargers marked 100–240V need only the adapter.
Which plug adapter you need and whether you need a voltage converter: where you live, up to three places you are going, and what you are bringing.
United States → Italy
Bring a plug adapter: type C, F or LVoltage: Italy 230 V, against 120 V at home. Check each device’s label below.
- Italy
- Type C, F, Ladapter needed · 230 V · 50 Hz
- Phone charger and laptop charger: read the label. If it says “100–240V” (or has a voltage switch, set for where you are), it needs no converter, only the adapter. If it names one voltage, never plug it straight in: it needs a voltage converter.
- Hair dryer: read the label. If it says “100–240V” (or has a voltage switch, set for where you are), it needs no converter, only the adapter. If it names one voltage, never plug it straight in: it needs a converter rated above the watts on the label, or bring a dual-voltage travel model instead.
- Italy uses type C, F and L sockets; your type A and B plugs are not among them.
- More than one socket type is used there: an adapter for any of them works where that socket is on the wall. Many travel adapters take several; check which it lists.
- The frequency differs from home: chargers marked 50/60 Hz do not mind; clocks and some motors made for one frequency can run fast or slow on the other.
- Drawings are simplified. An adapter changes the shape of the plug, never the voltage: that is a converter’s job.
Plug types and voltage from Wikidata, frequency from the US International Trade Administration; checked 2026-09-25. Simplified drawings. Hotels and old buildings can differ: look at the socket.
The finder above opens on Germany: pick up to three countries of your trip, and your devices, for the adapter and the converter you need. Below, every European country’s sockets.
Plug types in every European country
The socket types each country uses (Wikidata), its voltage, and whether a type C plug is one of them. None uses the US’s type A or B.
| Country | Plug types | Voltage | Type C? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | C and F | 220 V | yes |
| Andorra | C and F | 220 V | yes |
| Austria | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Belarus | C and F | 220 V | yes |
| Belgium | C and E | 230 V | yes |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Bulgaria | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Croatia | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Cyprus | G | 240 V | no |
| Czech Republic | C and E | 230 V | yes |
| Denmark | C, E, F and K | 230 V | yes |
| Estonia | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Finland | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| France | C and E | 230 V | yes |
| Germany | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Greece | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Hungary | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Iceland | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Ireland | G | 230 V | no |
| Italy | C, F and L | 230 V | yes |
| Kosovo | F | 230 V | no |
| Latvia | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Liechtenstein | C and J | 230 V | yes |
| Lithuania | C and F | 220 V | yes |
| Luxembourg | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Malta | G | 230 V | no |
| Moldova | C and F | 220 V | yes |
| Monaco | C, E and F | 230 V | yes |
| Montenegro | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Netherlands | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| North Macedonia | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Norway | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Poland | C and E | 230 V | yes |
| Portugal | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Romania | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| San Marino | C, F and L | 230 V | yes |
| Serbia | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Slovakia | C and E | 230 V | yes |
| Slovenia | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Spain | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Sweden | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| Switzerland | C and J | 230 V | yes |
| Ukraine | C and F | 230 V | yes |
| United Kingdom | G | 230 V | no |
One travel adapter for most of Europe
Type C is used in 39 of these 44 countries, more than any other type. The 5 that do not list it: Cyprus (type G), Ireland (type G), Kosovo (type F), Malta (type G) and the UK (type G). So one type C adapter covers every other country in the table; add a type G adapter for Cyprus, Ireland, Malta and the UK and a type F adapter for Kosovo.
The voltage
Every country in the table runs at 220–240 V, about twice the US’s 120 V. Read each device’s label. If it says “100–240V” (or has a voltage switch, set for where you are), it needs no converter, only the adapter. If it names one voltage, never plug it straight in: it needs a converter rated above the watts on the label, or bring a dual-voltage travel model instead.
Plan it
FAQ
What plug adapter do I need for Europe?
A type C adapter for 39 of Europe’s 44 countries; type G for Cyprus, Ireland, Malta and the UK.
What is the plug type in Europe?
Mostly types C, E and F, with G in Cyprus, Ireland, Malta and the UK, J in Liechtenstein and Switzerland, K in Denmark and L in Italy and San Marino. The table above gives every country.
Do I need a voltage converter for Europe?
Only for a device made for 120 V alone, such as many hair dryers. Chargers marked 100–240V need only the plug adapter.
What does a European plug look like?
Most of Europe uses types C, E and F: type C has two round pins; type E has two round pins and a hole for the socket’s earth pin; type F has two round pins, with earth contacts on its top and bottom edges. The finder above draws each socket; none of them is a US type.
Do I need a European plug converter?
You need a plug adapter, which is what most travel “converters” for Europe are: a type C one covers 39 of its 44 countries, and Cyprus, Ireland, Malta and the UK need type G. It changes the plug’s shape, not the voltage; only a device made for 120 V alone needs a voltage converter.
Where this comes from
The plug types and voltages are Wikidata’s (CC0), the same data as the Travel Adapter Finder; the frequency is the US International Trade Administration’s table. A plug is said to fit only where its own type is used: some sockets take other plugs too, but that depends on the socket, so this page does not promise it. An adapter changes the shape of the plug, never the voltage: that is a converter’s job.