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How to use plugs from Germany in South Korea

Plugs, sockets, adapters and other information needed for travelling from Germany to South Korea in this page. If you want a report for other countries, re-start the wizard to find to electric adapters for your trip here.

Quick Chart at-a-glance

  Germany South Korea  
Voltage: 230V. 220V. icons/teeth.gif icons/exclamation2.gif  
Plugs Type: C, F. C, F. icons/teeth.gif  
Hertz: 50Hz. 60Hz. icons/note.gif  

If you are electrical savvy, perhaps the previous chart is all you need. If this is not the case, you can continue reading and discover what the chart is saying!

Plugs and Sockets at each country

In Germany the following plugs are used: (includes Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Hanover, Dresden, Bremen.)

Germany' Plug Type C Germany' Plug Type F
Plug Type C Plug Type F
Germany' Outlet Type C Germany' Outlet Type F
Outlet Type C Outlet Type F

... and in South Korea you will use: (includes Seoul, Busan, Jeju-si, Jeonju, Gwangju, Incheon, Daegu.)

South Korea' Plug Type C South Korea' Plug Type F
Plug Type C Plug Type F
South Korea' Outlet Type C South Korea' Outlet Type F
Outlet Type C Outlet Type F

Ganghwado Incheon

Ganghwado Incheon

Voltage

Similar voltage

The voltage is not exact, but the difference is usually tolerable by electrical devices. Its mostly safe to plug your electrical apparatus from Germany in South Korea without a voltage adapter. If you have any concerns with a special device i.e. a medical device, you probably want to seek further professional help.

Plugs Type

Same connectors

Ideal situation, all the connectors used in Germany are also used in South Korea. You will not need any adapter (but please check voltages and the other sections of this report). Congratulations!!!!

Adapters

Lists of adapters you can use in your travel:

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from Germany in outlets type E, F from South Korea back view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from Germany in outlets type E, F from South Korea
Front Back

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

Adapters you can buy

You can buy the following multi-purpose adapters from Amazon. Please also take a look at the recommended gadgets for your trip.

Hertz

No equal Hertz

This is not a big issue. Unless you are using an electric alarm clock or some motors when speed is an issue. Explanation: Some alarm clocks uses the frequency of electricity network to measure time. So, time shifts could be experimented. Almost every home electronic device works perfectly with different Hertz.

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