Bahamas international travel guide in May 2023

Bahamas 🇧🇸

Last updated: May 26, 2023

Bahamas is part of North America with main city at Nassau. It's usually 🌤️ 25.53 °C in Bahamas with a rainfall of 🌧 171.87 mm. Tipping is quite common in Bahamas and it's good etiquette to leave one. Internet speed in Bahamas is on average 8.2 Mbps. In Bahamas you drive on the left side. Its Developing country with a population of 378K people. The main currency is Bahamian Dollar. The languages spoken are English. Automatic teller machines are very common in Bahamas. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.

👍 Developing 🌤️ ~25.53 °C 🌧 ~171.87 mm 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 378K people

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Bahamas Travel Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Exercise a high degree of caution

You're not required to have a COVID-19 test before entering The Bahamas, regardless of your vaccination status (see 'Travel'). We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in The Bahamas overall due to the high levels of violent crime.

Issue date: October 11, 2022

Bahamas Weather

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Bahamas Essential travel details

🔌 Plugs

Bahamas uses 120V, 60Hz with sockets and plugs Type A and Type B.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are English

Money in Bahamas

💱 Currencies Used

Bahamas uses the Bahamian dollar (symbol: B$), code BSD.Banknotes come in denominations of 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 dollars. Dollar is subdivided into 100 cents. Coins come in denominations of 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are very common in Bahamas. You can find them in both large & small cities, tourist areas etc.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

💁‍♂️ Tipping

Expected to tip Tipping is quite common in Bahamas and it's good etiquette to leave one. How much money you leave depends on the service and how happy you were with it. Receipts usually include a service charge.

Calling in Bahamas

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Bahamas is on average 8.2 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Bahamas is moderate. It's relatively easy to find one when needed.

📞 Calling

To call Bahamas, dial +, then 1 242 (the country code for Bahamas), then the area code (without the initial 1) and the local number. For local calls within Bahamas, start with the area code (with the initial 1). In the case above area code is 242 .

Driving in Bahamas

🛣️ Road rules

In Bahamas you drive on the left side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 32 km/h (19 mph) in all built-up areas and 80 km/h (49 mph) on undivided highways.

🆘 Emergency

Universal

112

Police

112

Ambulance

112

Fire department

112

Bahamas country map

Bahamas travel details

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