Antigua and Barbuda: plugs, voltage, currency, time & travel facts

Plugs and voltage

Antigua and Barbuda uses Types A and B sockets. Mains supply is 110 V / 230 V at 60 Hz.

Both 110 V and 230 V outlets are in use (the utility supplies both); check the voltage before plugging in a single-voltage device.

Voltage varies here. Both 100–127 V and 220–240 V outlets are in use. Before plugging in anything that is not labelled “100–240V”, check the socket or ask your host.

Money

$ East Caribbean Dollar XCD

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 2.70 XCD (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

East Caribbean Dollar: where it's used

Price level 81 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Antigua and Barbuda are about 81% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

Englishofficial86%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

UTC−4

Antigua and Barbuda is on UTC−4, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Antigua and Barbuda drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries

Public holidays in the next 12 months

13 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.