Oman international travel guide in 2021

Oman 🇴🇲

Oman is part of Asia with main city at Muscat. It's usually 🌤️ 27.56 °C in Oman with a rainfall of 🌧 4.10 mm. Internet speed in Oman is on average 3.1 Mbps. Its Developing country with a population of 4M people. The main currency is Rial Omani. The languages spoken are Arabic. Current travel safety advice is Do not travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.

👍 Developing 🌤️ ~27.56 °C 🌧 ~4.10 mm 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 4M people

Travel restrictions

Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Do not travel

A limited schedule of international flights to and from Oman have resumed. Check with your airline for the latest information. A COVID-19 (PCR) test on arrival is mandatory and you'll have to undertake mandatory institutional health isolation at your own expense. You may be required to show evidence of a hotel booking to board flights to Oman (see 'Travel'). Valid health insurance covering COVID-19 is required. All leisure spaces, beaches and public parks are closed. We continue to advise: Do not travel to Oman due to the health risks from the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant disruptions to global travel.

issued date: February 16, 2021

Weather

🌤️ Temperature

🌧 Rainfall

General

🔌 Sockets

Oman uses 240V, 50Hz with socket and plug Type G.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Arabic

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Oman uses the Omani rial (symbol: ?.?.), code OMR.Banknotes come in denominations of 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 rials and 500, 200 and 100 baisas. Rial is subdivided into 1000 baisas. Coins come in denominations of 100, 50, 25, 10 and 5 baisas.

Calling

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Oman is on average 3.1 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Oman is low. It is not as easy to find one.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 5.00 OMR, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 2 telecoms: Omantel or Ooredoo. Oman uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Oman upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Oman, dial +, then 968 (the country code for Oman), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Oman, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 2 .

Driving