Aruba: plugs, voltage, currency, time & travel facts

Plugs and voltage

Aruba uses Types A and B sockets; Type F is also found. Mains supply is 127 V at 60 Hz.

At 127 V, devices from 220–240 V countries that are not dual-voltage will run weakly or not at all. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

AWG Aruban Florin AWG

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 1.79 AWG (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 84 (US = 100, 2021)

Everyday household prices in Aruba are about 84% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

Dutchofficial97%
Papiamentoofficial61%

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

Time

UTC−4

Aruba is on UTC−4, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Aruba drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

11 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.