Antigua and Barbuda international travel advice

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda is part of Americas with main city at Saint John's. Its Developing country with a population of 86K people. The main currency is East Caribbean Dollar. The languages spoken are English. Antigua and Barbuda is the formal name of Antigua and Barbuda Get useful information like travel advice, temperatures, rainfall, socket plugs, languages spoken, SIM cards, ATM, currencies, road rules and emergency numbers.
👍 Developing   🌤️ ~24.66 °C   🌧 ~153.85 mm  👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 86K people

General

🔌 Sockets

Antigua and Barbuda uses 230V, 60Hz with sockets and plugs Type A and Type B.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are English

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Antigua and Barbuda uses the East Caribbean dollar (symbol: $), code XCD.Banknotes come in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 dollars. Dollar is subdivided into 100 cents. Coins come in denominations of 2 and 1 dollars and 25, 10 and 5 cents.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are very common in Antigua and Barbuda. You can find them in both large & small cities, tourist areas etc.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Antigua and Barbuda is on average 2.1 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Antigua and Barbuda is very low. It's quite hard to find one.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 79.07 XCD, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 3 telecoms: Digicel, Flow or iMobile (APUA). Antigua and Barbuda uses GSM mobile networks GSM 850, GSM 900 and GSM 1900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Antigua and Barbuda upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Antigua and Barbuda, dial +, then 1 268 (the country code for Antigua and Barbuda), then the area code (without the initial 1) and the local number. For local calls within Antigua and Barbuda, start with the area code (with the initial 1). In the case above area code is 268 .

Driving

🆘 Emergency

Police

15

Ambulance

1122, 115

Fire department

16

Last updated: January 1, 2020