Find out whether you'll need an adaptor for a power socket when you travel to Greece, or how widely available internet and mobile signal is.

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Electricity and power sockets

The electricity grid in Greece operates at 50 Hz and with a terminal voltage of 230 V.

Sockets and plugs in Greece are mainly of type F (called Schuko type) and less often of type C.

A type F socket has two holes and a pair of earthing strips at the top and bottom.

Type C sockets do not have an earth connection (it is replaced by a two-phase protection), so you can easily plug in, for example, a mobile phone charger or a shaver.

• Sockets - F and C
• Voltage - 230 V
• Frequency - 50 Hz

Internet

Greece is part of the EU, so mobile data will work without roaming charges for all EU, Iceland, Norway or UK citizens. Internet coverage in Greece is very good in coastal areas, sometimes weaker in the mountains.

Be careful when moving near Turkey! On many Greek islands that are close to Turkish shores (typically Kastellorizo, parts of Samos and others) you can catch a Turkish signal and pay significantly more in your bill if you just use wi-fi, for example.

Public wi-fi networks are offered by the vast majority of hotels and guesthouses and are available in many of the larger restaurants.

Call

The same rules apply to calling in Greece for mobile operators from the EU, Norway and the UK as if you were calling domestically.

So you'll call home from Greece at the same prices and tariffs as you would if you lived in the EU, Norway or the UK. Don't expect any extra roaming charges when you travel to Greece.

If you're from outside the EU, get Greek data e-sim quickly and easily on the web airalo.com.