Belfast power plugs and voltage

Check your plugs before you fly

Belfast uses Type G, Type D and Type M sockets at 230 V / 50 Hz. Pick the country you are travelling from to see exactly what you need.

Belfast uses Type G sockets at 230 V / 50 Hz, the same as the rest of the UK and Ireland. Plugs and adapters bought in Britain work unchanged.

Power in United Kingdom comes mainly from natural gas, wind, nuclear. Grid reliability is described as excellent.

Good to know: G everywhere; D and M survive in some older buildings.

A travel adapter with Type G, Type D and Type M on the socket side.
A step-down converter if you are bringing 110 V appliances that are not marked 100–240 V.
A device label check: anything marked 100–240 V needs the adapter, nothing else.

Voltage, frequency, socket standard and travel notes for the whole country.

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