Travel updates

If you're travelling from New Zeland to Australia before 19 April 2021, you're required to present at check-in an Australian Travel DeclarationOpens external site confirming that you've been in New Zealand 14 days before your date of departure and haven't been in an area designated as a COVID-19 hotspot.

Plus, if you're arriving into Sydney from New Zealand, you'll also need to complete the New South Wales Government New Zealand arrival declaration formOpens external site in a new window within 24 hours of your arrival into Australia. You'll be required to show a copy of your confirmation email on arrival, and this can be either a paper copy, screenshot of the confirmation, or the email.

Before booking, ensure you check the latest New ZealandOpens external site in a new window and AustralianOpens external site in a new window government travel requirements.

Find out more about travel between New Zealand and Australia.

If you're travelling from Australia to New Zealand before 19 April 2021, New Zealand government quarantine restrictions remain in place and you'll still need to undertake quarantine on arrival in New Zealand.

Ensure you meet the Australian GovernmentOpens external site in a new window requirements to depart Australia and the New Zealand GovernmentOpens external site in a new window requirements to enter New Zealand.

If you're eligible for travel, the following requirements apply:

• Before booking your flight, visit the Managed Isolation Quarantine GovernmentOpens external site in a new window website to register for a Managed Isolation Allocation System Voucher, which will be required at check-in. You'll have to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in New Zealand.
• Note: there's a hotel quarantine cap in New Zealand and if you're unable to secure a hotel voucher, you'll need to defer your travel plans.
• You are not transiting from an international flight.

Find out more about travel between Australia and New Zealand.

Starting 19 April 2021, we'll increase international services between Australia and New Zealand, following the announcement of a quarantine free two-way travel bubble between the two countries.

Ensure you check the latest AustralianOpens external site and New ZealandOpens external site government travel requirements, to ensure you are eligible to travel and have completed any required documentation.

To be eligible to travel on a Qantas trans-Tasman flight between Australia and New Zealand, you mustn't have visited a country outside of Australia and New Zealand in the 14 days before your trans-Tasman flight, and not have been in an area designated as a COVID-19 hotspot. International connections are not permitted.

Additional travel requirements between Australia and New Zealand include mandatory health declarations, use of face masks, entry permits, pre-approval and quarantine (possibly at your own expense), or you could be denied entry.

Find out more about travel between Australia and New Zealand.

The United Kingdom is taking steps to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

1. All persons (including UK nationals and residents) arriving in the UK from outside the common travel area must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 3 days of departure to the UK. For further information, visit Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing before you travel to EnglandOpens external site in a new window.
   
2. To protect your health and others’, everyone must complete an online passenger locator formOpens external site in a new window before departure, unless you are exemptOpens external site in a new window. You’ll need to complete this form online and submit it to the United Kingdom Home Office before arriving at the airport for your flight. Then, present your travel approval at check-in, and on arrival in the United Kingdom.
3. All arrivals must quarantine for 10 days unless exempt. If you have travelled through a red list countryOpens external site in a new window in the last 10 days, you must have a valid managed quarantine facilityOpens external site in a new window booked prior to departure. For information, refer to how to quarantine when you arrive in EnglandOpens external site in a new window. Check the list of exempt countriesOpens external site in a new window immediately before travel and the list of work-related exemptionsOpens external site in a new window if travelling for work.
4. Everyone is required to take a coronavirus test on days 2 and 8 of their quarantine. You must have this booked prior to departure. For information, visit GOV.UK websiteOpens external site in a new window.
5. It is a legal requirement that you wear a face covering on public transport in the UK.
   
6. If you quarantine in England, you may opt into Test to Release. For further information, visit Test to Release for international travelOpens external site in a new window.

Before you're accepted for travel to, or via the UK, you’ll be required to undergo a COVID-19 PCR test. 

1. Your COVID-19 PCR test must be completed within three days of departure.
2. You must have a negative result.
3. You must carry a copy of your test results, either a paper copy or a digital copy (text message/email), as you may be asked to provide proof of your negative test result on departure and on arrival in the United Kingdom.
4. Refer to the UK Government's Testing for People travelling to EnglandOpens external site in a new window website for detailed information on your COVID-19 PCR test requirements.

National travel restrictions – you can only travel for essential reasons

While national restrictions are in place, you can only travel internationally from England for legally permitted reasonsOpens external site in a new window. This doesn't include holidays.

You must complete a travel declaration formOpens external site in a new window and carry it with you, along with any evidence supporting the reason for your trip. You may be required to show the form at the port of departure.

It's an offence to enter a port of departure or embarkation point without a properly completed form if you're travelling internationally. Some job related exemptions apply. You may be issued with a fixed penalty notice and directed to return home if you don't have a valid reason for travel.

• You’re required to undergo a COVID-19 PCR test within 72 hours of departure. The test must be from an accredited laboratory under the Australian Department of Health and the certificate must be to international standards with the date and time of test, the date and time of the result, and the test results clearly evidenced. Refer to the South African Government websiteOpens external site in a new window for more information, or consult your medical practitioner.
• On arrival into Johannesburg, you'll be screened for any COVID-19 symptoms or for contact with people who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus. If you display any COVID-19–related symptoms or have been in contact with an infected person(s), you're required to undergo a COVID-19 test at your own expense. 
• If you don't have a negative COVID-19 test issued within 72 hours of departure, or if you test positive for COVID-19 on arrival, you'll be required to quarantine on arrival, at sites identified by the South African Department of Health and at your own expense.
• You must also carry proof of your accommodation and address while in South Africa in case you're required to self isolate.
  
• Before departure from Australia, install the COVID Alert South Africa mobile app.
• Complete the Republic of South Africa Government Traveller Health QuestionnaireOpens external site in a new window [PDF] and bring it with you to present on arrival in Johannesburg.

• All travellers 5 years of age and older flying to Canada from another country are required to provide proof of a pre-departure COVID-19 molecular test to enter Canada, unless exempt. You must have a negative test result within 72 hours of your scheduled flight departure, or a positive test result between 15 and 90 days of your scheduled flight departure. If your rest result is inconclusive, you won’t be able to travel.
  
• On arrival in Canada, you're required to undergo a COVID-19 test, unless you're exempt. For travel to Vancouver, you can pre-register for this test with LifeLabsOpens external site in a new window. If your test result is negative, you can leave the hotel to finish the remainder of your 14 day quarantine period at a suitable facility. If you test positive, you'll need to quarantine for 14 days in a designated government quarantine facility.
• While waiting for your results, you're required to stay in a government approved hotel at your cost. You'll need to pre-book your accommodationOpens external site in a new window before your departure. The cost of your accommodation includes the room, food, cleaning, infection prevention and control measures, security and transportation.
• Before departure, you’ll need to submit a suitable quarantine plan, which includes your travel and contact information and health-related questions to the Canadian Government through the ArriveCAN websiteOpens external site in a new window or the app. If you haven’t submitted this information before departure, or if you knowingly provide any false or misleading information you may be subject to a monetary penalty, up to C$5,000.