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Brunei travel guide: visa, weather, holidays and plugs
Entry rules for every passport, live weather, public holidays and the plug you need for Brunei. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
Do you need a visa for Brunei?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 56 passports can enter Brunei without a visa and 7 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
All 198 passports for Brunei · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Brunei
Brunei at a glance
- Capital
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Currency
- Brunei dollar ($, BND), Singapore dollar ($, SGD)
- Languages
- Malay
- Calling code
- +673
- Drives on the
- left
- Power
- Type G · 240 V · 50 Hz
Weather in Bandar Seri Begawan
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Brunei
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
Power plugs and voltage in Brunei
- Type Gthree flat pins in a triangle
Mains power is 240 V at 50 Hz. Phone and laptop chargers usually accept 100 to 240 V, so they only need the right plug. Hair dryers, kettles and other single-voltage appliances need a matching voltage or a converter.
Do I need an adapter for Brunei?
Hand-curated, so a good first answer: confirm before you fly.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Brunei or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Brunei?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 56 passports can enter Brunei without a visa, 7 passports can get a visa on arrival, 134 passports need a visa in advance and 1 passport is not admitted. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Brunei.
What plug type and voltage does Brunei use?
Brunei uses plug type G at 240 V and 50 Hz. Check that your devices accept that voltage before you plug them in. Plug data is hand-curated, so confirm before you fly.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Brunei?
Traffic keeps to the left in Brunei.
What currency does Brunei use?
Brunei dollar ($, BND) and Singapore dollar ($, SGD).
What is the calling code for Brunei?
+673.
What is the capital of Brunei?
Bandar Seri Begawan.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.