COVID-19 travel advice
Before you travel
Check local requirements, restrictions and situations
Travel and testing
Stay safe when you travel
Car travel
Other ground transportation
Make a packing list
Considerations for people at increased risk
Remember safety first
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Am I up to date with my COVID-19 vaccine?
Am I, a travel companion or a person I live with at high risk of serious COVID-19 illness?
Does my destination, tour group or event need proof that I had a COVID-19 vaccine? Do I need to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test?
What's the plan if I get COVID-19 on my trip?
COVID-19 spread during travel
Clean hands
Face mask
Get the COVID-19 vaccine
Know when the COVID-19 virus is spreading in your area
Keep some space around you
Air travel
Trains, buses and cars
Hotels and other lodging
Put safety first
Stay flexible
COVID-19 spread during travel
The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person. When the virus is spreading, spending time indoors with a crowd of people raises your risk of catching it. The risk is higher if the indoor space has poor airflow.
The coronavirus is carried by a person's breath.
The virus spreads when a person with COVID-19 breathes, coughs, sneezes, sings or talks. The droplets or particles the infected person breathes out could possibly be breathed in by other people if they are close together or in areas with low airflow.
The virus carried by a person's breath can land directly on the face of a nearby person, after a sneeze or cough, for example. And people may touch a surface that has respiratory droplets and then touch their faces with hands that have the coronavirus on them.
