Keeping up with the ever-changing goal posts of COVID-19-related border controls, entry requirements, and airline rules can leave even the most seasoned travellers among us scratching our heads. Rest assured with up-to-the-minute guidance from your trusty Airfare Geeks*.
Booking round the world flights just got a whole lot more interesting! Most countries around the world have done away with mandatory quarantine, and the vast majority of European destinations have dropped the last remaining COVID-related entry requirements.
Check out our handy table on where in the world you can currently travel to:
KEY:
OPEN* | QUARANTINE REQUIRED | OPENING SOON | CLOSED |
Bangladesh (U)
Brunei (U) Cambodia (U) Cook Islands (V) Fiji (V, T) French Polynesia (U) Guam (V) India (U) Indonesia (including Bali) (I, V) Iran (V) Kyrgyzstan Laos (U) Malaysia (V, T) Maldives (T) Mongolia Nepal (U, I) New Caledonia (V, T) New Zealand (V) Pakistan (V,T) Palau (V, T) Papua New Guinea (V) Peru (U) Philippines (V, T) Samoa (V, T) Singapore (U) Sri Lanka (T, U) Tajikistan (V) Thailand (U) Timor-Leste (V, U) Uzbekistan Vanuatu (T) Vietnam (T, V) |
Hong Kong (Q, V, T)
Japan (T, Q) South Korea (T, Q) Bhutan (Q) Solomon Islands (V, Q) |
Kiribati (Q) (1 August 2022) | China
Macau Micronesia Myanmar Nauru North Korea Taiwan Tonga Turkmenistan Tuvalu |
Status | Country |
Open | Bangladesh (U)
Brunei (U) Cambodia (U) Cook Islands (V) Fiji (V, T) French Polynesia (U) Guam (V) India (U) Indonesia (including Bali) (I, V) Iran (V) Kyrgyzstan Laos (U) Malaysia (V, T) Maldives (T) Mongolia Nepal (U, I) New Caledonia (V, T) New Zealand (V) Pakistan (V,T) Palau (V, T) Papua New Guinea (V) Peru (U) Philippines (V, T) Samoa (V, T) Singapore (U) Sri Lanka (T, U) Tajikistan (V) Thailand (U) Timor-Leste (V, U) Uzbekistan Vanuatu (T) Vietnam (T, V) |
QUARANTINE REQUIRED | Hong Kong (Q, V, T)
Japan (T, Q) South Korea (T, Q) Bhutan (Q) Solomon Islands (V, Q) |
OPENING SOON | Kiribati (Q) (1 August 2022) |
CLOSED | China
Macau Micronesia Myanmar Nauru North Korea Taiwan Tonga Turkmenistan Tuvalu |
OPEN* | QUARANTINE REQUIRED | OPENING SOON | CLOSED |
Albania
Armenia (U) Austria Azerbaijan (U) Azores (U) Belgium Bosnia And Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France (U) Georgia Germany Greece (U) Greenland Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg (U) Malta (U) Moldova Montenegro Netherlands (V) Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia (V) Slovenia Spain (U) Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom |
Belarus
Russia Ukraine |
Status | Country |
Open | Albania
Armenia (U) Austria Azerbaijan (U) Azores (U) Belgium Bosnia And Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France (U) Georgia Germany Greece (U) Greenland Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg (U) Malta (U) Moldova Montenegro Netherlands (V) Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia (V) Slovenia Spain (U) Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom |
QUARANTINE REQUIRED | |
OPENING SOON | |
CLOSED | Belarus
Russia Ukraine |
OPEN* | QUARANTINE REQUIRED | OPENING SOON | CLOSED |
Bahrain (V)
Egypt Iran (V) Iraq (V) Israel and the Palestinian Territories Jordan (V, T) Kuwait Lebanon (U) Oman (V) Qatar (U) Saudi Arabia (V) United Arab Emirates (U) |
Afghanistan
Syria Yemen |
Status | Country |
Open | Bahrain (V)
Egypt Iran (V) Iraq (V) Israel and the Palestinian Territories Jordan (V, T) Kuwait Lebanon (U) Oman (V) Qatar (U) Saudi Arabia (V) United Arab Emirates (U) |
QUARANTINE REQUIRED | |
OPENING SOON | |
CLOSED | Afghanistan
Syria Yemen |
OPEN* | QUARANTINE REQUIRED | OPENING SOON | CLOSED |
Antigua and Barbuda (U)
Argentina (I) Bahamas (U) Barbados (U) Belize (T) Bolivia (T, U) Brazil (V) Canada (U) Chile (T, I) Colombia (U) Costa Rica (U) Cuba (V, T) Dominica (U) Dominican Republic (T) Ecuador (V, T) El Salvador (U) Grenada (V) Guatemala (V, T) Guyana (V, T) Haiti (T) Honduras (T, U) Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua (U) Panama (U) Paraguay (U) Peru (U) Saint Lucia (U) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (U) Suriname (U) Trinidad And Tobago (V, T) United States (V) Uruguay (V) Venezuela (U) |
French Guiana |
Status | Country |
Open | Antigua and Barbuda (U)
Argentina (I) Bahamas (U) Barbados (U) Belize (T) Bolivia (T, U) Brazil (V) Canada (U) Chile (T, I) Colombia (U) Costa Rica (U) Cuba (V, T) Dominica (U) Dominican Republic (T) Ecuador (V, T) El Salvador (U) Grenada (V) Guatemala (V, T) Guyana (V, T) Haiti (T) Honduras (T, U) Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua (U) Panama (U) Paraguay (U) Peru (U) Saint Lucia (U) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (U) Suriname (U) Trinidad And Tobago (V, T) United States (V) Uruguay (V) Venezuela (U) |
QUARANTINE REQUIRED | |
OPENING SOON | |
CLOSED | French Guiana |
OPEN* | QUARANTINE REQUIRED | OPENING SOON | CLOSED |
Algeria (T)
Angola (T, Q) Benin (T) Botswana (U) Burkina Faso (T) Burundi (T, Q) Cape Verde (T, U) Chad (T) Comoros (U) Côte d’Ivoire (U) Djibouti (T) Equatorial Guinea (T) Eswatini (U) Ethiopia (U) Gabon Gambia (U) Ghana (V) Guinea (V) Guinea-Bissau (T) Kenya (U) Lesotho (U) Liberia (V) Madagascar (T) Malawi (V) Mali (U) Mauritania (U, T) Mauritius Mayotte Morocco (U) Mozambique(U) Namibia (U) Niger (U) Nigeria (T, U) Republic of the Congo (T) Rwanda (T) Réunion Senegal (U) Seychelles (U) Sierra Leone (U) Somalia (U) South Africa South Sudan (Q) Sudan (T) São Tomé and Principe (U) Tanzania (U) Togo (U) Tunisia (U) Uganda (U) Zambia (T) Zimbabwe (U) |
Cameroon
Central African Republic Eritrea Libya Western Sahara |
Status | Country |
Open | Algeria (T)
Angola (T, Q) Benin (T) Botswana (U) Burkina Faso (T) Burundi (T, Q) Cape Verde (T, U) Chad (T) Comoros (U) Côte d’Ivoire (U) Djibouti (T) Equatorial Guinea (T) Eswatini (U) Ethiopia (U) Gabon Gambia (U) Ghana (V) Guinea (V) Guinea-Bissau (T) Kenya (U) Lesotho (U) Liberia (V) Madagascar (T) Malawi (V) Mali (U) Mauritania (U, T) Mauritius Mayotte Morocco (U) Mozambique(U) Namibia (U) Niger (U) Nigeria (T, U) Republic of the Congo (T) Rwanda (T) Réunion Senegal (U) Seychelles (U) Sierra Leone (U) Somalia (U) South Africa South Sudan (Q) Sudan (T) São Tomé and Principe (U) Tanzania (U) Togo (U) Tunisia (U) Uganda (U) Zambia (T) Zimbabwe (U) |
QUARANTINE REQUIRED | |
OPENING SOON | |
CLOSED | Cameroon
Central African Republic Eritrea Libya Western Sahara |
* Check government websites for further details on proof of negative pre-departure COVID-19 test results, vaccination specifications, and mandatory COVID-19 insurance cover.
Remember—We are all in the same boat regarding post-pandemic travel. Flexibility, a good dose of patience, and a little extra planning go a long way to ensure your next multi-city adventure is as smooth and stress-free as possible.
Hope for the best and plan for the unexpected by taking these steps:
Time to dust off that suitcase and dig out the passport? Contact us at Airfare Geeks, Australia’s leading specialist travel agency in round the world flights, to guide you through everything you need to know about post-pandemic travel requirements.
*We will always do our best to keep our clients up to date, but keeping up with the fluctuating rules and regulations remains your responsibility.
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