The Departure Board
Everything you need to know, before you need to know it.
Plug type, voltage, water safety, season. The things Australians get wrong — because every guide online is written for Americans.
Destination
Flight from SYD
Plug
Voltage
Tap water
September
Bali & Indonesia
6h 15m
C / F
230V
✕ Do not drink
Dry season
230VDo not drinkDry season
New Zealand
3h 05m
Type I · none
230V
✓ Safe to drink
Spring
230VSafe to drinkSpring
Japan
9h 50m
A / B
100V
✓ Safe to drink
Warm, typhoon risk
100VSafe to drinkWarm, typhoon risk
Europe
~24h · 1 stop
C / F
230V
✓ Safe to drink
Shoulder
230VSafe to drinkShoulder
Thailand & Vietnam
9h 20m
A / B / C
230V
✕ Do not drink
Monsoon peak
230VDo not drinkMonsoon peak
USA & Canada
13h 50m
A / B
120V
✓ Safe to drink
Autumn
120VSafe to drinkAutumn
Switzerland
~23h · 1 stop
J
230V
✓ Safe to drink
Early autumn
230VSafe to drinkEarly autumn
UK & Ireland
~23h · 1 stop
G
230V
✓ Safe to drink
Early autumn
230VSafe to drinkEarly autumn
Maldives
~14h · 1 stop
D / G
230V
~ Filtered or bottled
Wet season
230VFiltered or bottledWet season