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Practical information
Time zone, electricity, mobile networks, internet, opening hours and other everyday details for visitors to Kuwait.
Last reviewed: October 2026
- Time
- Arabia Standard Time, UTC+3; no daylight saving
- Electricity
- 240 V / 50 Hz; UK-style three-pin (Type G) sockets are most common
- Language
- Arabic (Kuwaiti dialect); English is widely used in business, hotels and shops
- Mobile networks
- Zain, Ooredoo and stc; SIMs and eSIMs need your passport
- Internet
- Fast 4G and 5G coverage; Wi-Fi in hotels, cafés and malls
- Weekend
- Friday and Saturday
- Shopping hours
- Malls typically open from about 10 am until late; many souq shops close in the afternoon and open later on Fridays
- Dialling code
- +965 (eight-digit local numbers)
Useful phrases
| English | Arabic | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | السلام عليكم | as-salamu alaykum |
| Thank you | شكرًا | shukran |
| Please | لو سمحت | law samaht |
| Yes / No | إي / لا | ee / la |
| How much? | بچم؟ | bicham? |
| Welcome | هلا والله | hala wallah |