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

Plugs and voltage

The Bahamas uses Types A and B sockets. Mains supply is 120 V at 60 Hz.

At 120 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.

Adapter guides: from United States

Money

$ Bahamian Dollar BSD

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 1.00 BSD (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 109 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in the Bahamas are about 109% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

Englishofficial100%

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

Time

UTC−5

The Bahamas is on UTC−5 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).

Driving

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

Public holidays in the next 12 months

14 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.