Travel bans & restrictions
There are many obstacles to international travel from the constraint of travel bans to the cost of coronavirus tests and the inconvenience of quarantine. We've put together a summary of the current status of travel regulations showing the latest requirements for each country.
For a full summary of Covid-19 statistics and regulations by country, and to compare destinations around the world, visit our interactive Covid-19 travel planner.
Region | Open for tourism | Pre-departure | On arrival in destination |
---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Albania | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Algarve | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Algeria | Yes | No quarantine required | |
American Samoa | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Andorra | Yes (See entry requirements for France and Spain) | No quarantine required | |
Anguilla | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Antarctica | Yes (Access is only possible with special permission) | No quarantine required | |
Antigua | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Argentina | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Armenia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Aruba | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Australia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Austria | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Azores | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Bahamas | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Bahrain | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Balearic Islands | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Bangladesh | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Barbados | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Belarus | Yes (There are currently no direct flights between Belarus and the UK) | No quarantine required | |
Belgium | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Belize | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Benin | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Bermuda | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Bhutan | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Bolivia | Yes | PCR or Antigen test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Bonaire | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Botswana | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Brazil | Yes | PCR or Antigen test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
British Virgin Islands | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Brunei | Yes | PCR or NAAT test. | No quarantine required |
Bulgaria | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Burkina Faso | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Burundi | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Cambodia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Cameroon | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required (Further test on arrival for everyone) |
Canada | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Canary Islands | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Cape Verde | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Cayman Islands | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Central African Republic | Yes | PCR or NAAT test. | Quarantine for UK arrivals3 |
Chad | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Chile | Yes | No quarantine required | |
China | Yes | PCR or NAAT test. | No quarantine required |
Christmas Island | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Colombia | Yes | PCR or Antigen test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Comoros | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Congo-Brazzaville | Yes | PCR or NAAT test. | No quarantine required |
Congo-Kinshasa | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required (Mandatory 2nd test on arrival for unvaccinated travellers) |
Cook Islands | Yes | No quarantine required (Entry is only possible from New Zealand and Tahiti) | |
Costa Rica | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Croatia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Cuba | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Curacao | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Cyprus | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Czech Republic | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Denmark | Yes (https://coronasmitte.dk/raad-og-regler) | No quarantine required | |
Djibouti | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required (Mandatory 2nd test on arrival for unvaccinated travellers) |
Dominica | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Dominican Republic | Yes | No quarantine required | |
East Timor | Yes | Quarantine for UK arrivals (excl. fully vaccinated)3 | |
Ecuador | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Egypt | Yes | No quarantine required | |
El Salvador | Yes | No quarantine required | |
England | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Eritrea | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Estonia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Eswatini | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Ethiopia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Falkland Islands | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Faroe Islands | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Fiji | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Finland | Yes | No quarantine required | |
France | Yes | No quarantine required | |
French Guiana | Yes | No quarantine required | |
French Polynesia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
French Southern Lands | Yes (Access is only possible with special permission) | No quarantine required | |
Gabon | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Gambia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Georgia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Germany | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Ghana | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required (Further test on arrival for unvaccinated travellers) |
Gibraltar | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Greece | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Greenland | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Grenada | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Guadeloupe | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Guatemala | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Guernsey | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Guinea | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Guinea-Bissau | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Guyana | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Haiti | Yes | PCR or Antigen test. | No quarantine required |
Honduras | Yes | PCR or Antigen test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Hong Kong | Yes | PCR or Antigen test. | No quarantine required |
Hungary | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Iceland | Yes | No quarantine required | |
India | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Indonesia | Fully vaccinated only | Fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Iran | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Iraq | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Ireland | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Isle of Man | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Israel | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Italy | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Ivory Coast | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required (Unvaccinated visitors may be subject to an additional test on arrival) |
Jamaica | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Jan Mayen | Yes (Access is only possible with special permission) | No quarantine required | |
Japan | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Jersey | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Jordan | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Kazakhstan | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Kenya | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Kosovo | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Kuwait | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Kyrgyzstan | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Laos | Yes | PCR or Antigen test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Latvia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Lebanon | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Lesotho | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Libya | Yes | PCR or NAAT test. | No quarantine required |
Liechtenstein | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Lithuania | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Luxembourg | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Macau | Yes (No entry requirements from Hong Kong) | PCR or Antigen test. | No quarantine required |
Madagascar | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Madeira | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Malawi | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Malaysia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Maldives | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Mali | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Malta | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Martinique | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Mauritania | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Mauritius | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Mayotte | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Mexico | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Midway Island | Yes (Access is only possible with special permission) | No quarantine required | |
Moldova | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Monaco | Yes (See also entry requirements for France) | No quarantine required | |
Mongolia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Montenegro | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Montserrat | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Morocco | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Mozambique | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Myanmar | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Namibia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Nepal | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Netherlands | Yes | No quarantine required | |
New Caledonia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
New Zealand | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Nicaragua | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Niger | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Nigeria | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Norfolk Island | Yes (Entry is only possible from Australia) | No quarantine required | |
North Macedonia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Northern Ireland | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Norway | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Oman | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Pakistan | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Panama | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Papua New Guinea | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Paraguay | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Peru | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Philippines | Yes | PCR or Antigen test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Poland | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Portugal | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Qatar | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Reunion | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Romania | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Russia (Central Asia) | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Russia (Europe) | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Russia (Far East) | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Rwanda | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Saba | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Samoa | Yes | No quarantine required | |
San Marino | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Sao Tome & Principe | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Saudi Arabia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Scotland | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Senegal | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Serbia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Seychelles | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Sierra Leone | Yes | No quarantine required (Test on arrival for unvaccinated travellers + isolate while awaiting result) | |
Singapore | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Sint Eustatius | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Sint Maarten | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Slovakia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Slovenia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Somalia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
South Africa | Yes | No quarantine required | |
South Korea | Yes | No quarantine required | |
South Sudan | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Spain | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Sri Lanka | Yes | No quarantine required | |
St Barthelemy | Yes | No quarantine required | |
St Kitts & Nevis | Yes | No quarantine required | |
St Lucia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
St Martin | Yes | No quarantine required | |
St Pierre & Miquelon | Yes | No quarantine required | |
St Vincent & the Grenadines | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Sudan | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Suriname | Yes | PCR or Antigen test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Svalbard | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Sweden | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Switzerland | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Syria | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Taiwan | Yes | No quarantine required (Numerous self-administered tests required during 7 days of semi isolation) | |
Tajikistan | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Tanzania | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Thailand | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Togo | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required (Further test on arrival for unvaccinated travellers) |
Trinidad & Tobago | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Tunisia | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Turkey | Yes | No quarantine required | |
UAE | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Uganda | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
UK | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Ukraine | Yes | PCR or Antigen test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Uruguay | Yes | PCR or Antigen test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
USA | Fully vaccinated only | Fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Uzbekistan | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Vanuatu | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Venezuela | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Vietnam | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Wake Island | Yes (Wake Island is a restricted military area) | No quarantine required | |
Wales | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Wallis & Futuna | Yes (Entry is only possible via New Caledonia) | No quarantine required | |
Western Sahara | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Yemen | Yes | No quarantine required | |
Zambia | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
Zimbabwe | Yes | PCR test or fully vaccinated. | No quarantine required |
- 2 = Non-resident foreign nationals are not permitted to land
- 3 = Generally 14 days of self-isolation, but the number of days can vary
The current status on travel bans and entry restrictions in countries is collected and maintained by Weather2Travel.com from a range of travel and tourism websites including official government sources. We try to keep this as up to date as we can.
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