Travel adaptors for the UK worth buying from Australia

Best overallKorjo USB A+C & Power Adaptor for UK

For a week in London or a fortnight driving around Scotland, this is our first pick. Plug it into a British wall and you get an Australian socket on the front plus two USB ports, one USB-A and one USB-C. A laptop charger goes in the socket while the phone and earbuds charge from the ports, so the whole bedside routine runs off one spot.

Its Australian socket is earthed, so your three-pin laptop charger slots straight in and its earth pin connects through to the British side. Plenty of laptop chargers have that third pin, and this adaptor takes it. Because the ports are built in, your separate USB cube can stay home too.

The two ports share one supply, so a phone fills up more slowly while earbuds are charging beside it. That won’t matter overnight. If you want a quick boost before heading out, unplug whatever else is on there. Next to the double, you give up a second full socket in exchange for those ports, which is the right swap for most people travelling alone.

The same British pins fit the sockets in Ireland, and in Singapore and Hong Kong if you stop over in either on the way. For the sockets and power you’ll meet there, see the United Kingdom in our Plug Finder.

Best for two chargersKorjo Adaptor – UK Double

One British socket turns into two Australian ones here, and both are earthed, so two three-pin chargers can go in side by side. It’s the pick for anyone whose laptop and camera battery both charge overnight, or for a couple with two laptops and one free socket by the desk.

You won’t find USB ports on it, so the phone needs a plug of its own. A small USB charger with two outlets can run the phone and earbuds from one socket and leave the other socket free. With the sockets laid out next to each other it’s longer than either of the others, and it takes up more space in a day bag.

If most of what you carry charges over USB, the USB Korjo does more from a single socket. If your chargers are the big brick kind, though, you’ll get more use from two full sockets.

Best valueKorjo Adaptor – UK

This is one Australian socket on a set of British pins, with nothing extra. It’s the cheapest pick of the three, and it’s earthed just like the others, so a three-pin laptop charger still fits.

Without USB ports, it suits people who already carry a USB charger with a couple of outlets. Korjo’s UK adaptors have a blue band, which makes this one easy to grab when you’re packing in a hurry. It fits the sockets in Ireland as well, so it’s worth keeping for a trip there later.