Seychelles international travel advice

Seychelles

Seychelles is part of Africa with main city at Victoria. Its Developing country with a population of 91K people. The main currency is Seychelles Rupee. The languages spoken are French and English. the Republic of Seychelles is the formal name of Seychelles It is adviced to Exercise normal safety precautions Get useful information like travel advice, temperatures, rainfall, socket plugs, languages spoken, SIM cards, ATM, currencies, road rules and emergency numbers.
👍 Developing   🌤️ ~27.30 °C   🌧 ~274.14 mm  👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 91K people

Advice

⚠️ Travel advice

Exercise normal safety precautions

We've reviewed our travel advice for Seychelles. We haven't changed our level of advice: Exercise normal safety precautions in Seychelles.

issued date: November 7, 2019

General

🔌 Sockets

Seychelles uses 240V, 50Hz with socket and plug Type G.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are French and English

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Seychelles uses the Seychellois rupee (symbol: ?), code SCR.Banknotes come in denominations of 500, 100, 50, 25 and 10 rupees. Rupee is subdivided into 100 cents. Coins come in denominations of 5 and 1 rupees and 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are very common in Seychelles. 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 Seychelles is on average 2.9 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Seychelles is moderate. It's relatively easy to find one when needed.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 264.44 SCR, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 2 telecoms: Airtel or CW (Cable & Wireless). Seychelles uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Seychelles 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 Seychelles, dial +, then 248 (the country code for Seychelles), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Seychelles, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 4 .

Driving

Last updated: January 1, 2020