How to use plugs from South Korea in North Korea

Plugs, sockets, adapters and other information needed for travelling from South Korea to North 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

	South Korea	North Korea
Voltage:	220V.	220V.
Plugs Type:	C, F.	C.
Hertz:	60Hz.	50Hz.

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 South Korea the following plugs are used: (includes Seoul, Busan, Jeju-si, Jeonju, Gwangju, Incheon, Daegu.)


Plug Type C	Plug Type F

Outlet Type C	Outlet Type F

... and in North Korea you will use: (includes Pyongyang, Kaesong, Hamhung, Wonsan, Chongjin.)

Plug Type C

Outlet Type C

Voltage

Exact voltage

Perfect! This is very good! You will not need any sort of voltage adapter (they are always big, heavy and they can't handle too much energy. i.e. might have problems with hairdryers). You can plug your devices to the electric network grid in North Korea without requiring a voltage adapter.

Plugs Type

Some connectors are used in both countries

You will be able to plug the devices directly in North Korea (please read other sections of this reports in regards to voltage, etc.). Perhaps you will need adapters for some sockets, but it is usually easier to find adapters at destination if your plug is already being used in the country. Sometimes different cities uses different systems, you might need to do a bit more of research. If you find more information please let us know.

Adapters

Im sorry, we can't find an adapter for your travel in our database.

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.

Orei M8+ OREI Safest World Adapter Grounded

Travelrest - Ultimate Travel Pillow

Bose QuietComfort 35 II Wireless Bluetooth Headphones, Noise-Cancelling, with Alexa Voice Control - Black

BESTEK Universal Travel Adapter 220V to 110V Voltage Converter with 6A 4-Port USB

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.