Plugs and voltage
Christmas Island uses Type I sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
$ Australian Dollar AUD
| 1 USD | 1.42 AUD |
|---|---|
| 1 EUR | 1.59 AUD |
| 1 GBP | 1.91 AUD |
| 1 JPY | 0.009053 AUD |
Language
- Englishofficial83%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Christmas Island is on UTC+7, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Christmas Island drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries
Public holidays in the next 12 months
17 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.
December 2026
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- Boxing Day (observed)
January 2027
- New Year's Day
- Australia Day
February 2027
- Chinese New Year
- Chinese New Year
- Chinese New Year (observed)
- Chinese New Year (observed)
March 2027
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
- Labor Day
- Good Friday
April 2027
- ANZAC Day
- ANZAC Day (observed)
May 2027
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
- Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated)
October 2027
- Territory Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
No separate advisory; covered by the advisory for Australia: Level 1 Exercise normal precautions.
Read it. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Australia.
Covered by the FCDO's advice for Australia.
Updated 2026-03-19. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +61 8 9164
- Internet domain
- .cx
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
More in Australia and New Zealand
Flag: Flag of Christmas Island.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
