A travel plug adapter including a housing with inner walls, outer walls, and a bottom surface, a plug receptacle, and a first plug having a first contact pin. The first plug, by being displaced along a first distance, may be moved out of a standby position in the housing, into a usage position outside of the housing. A contact surface is provided in the housing and the plug is connected to an actuation element that, when the plug is moved into the usage position, comes into contact with the contact surface and that is connected to a transmission unit whereby the contact pin is moved across a second distance greater than the first distance.