🇳🇿 New Zealand
Closest to home, easiest to plan.
Visa-free
AU plug fits
Where are Australians going?
Entry requirements, adapters, driving rules and price comparisons for the 16 destinations Australians travel to most — all written for Australian passport holders.
🇯🇵 Japan
Visa-free, cash-friendly, and worth over-preparing for.
Visa-free
Type A plug
IDP needed
🇮🇩 Indonesia
Visa on arrival, plus two fees most Australians don't budget for.
Visa required
Type C plug
IDP needed
🇺🇸 United States
ESTA required — and the one country where insurance isn't optional.
Authorisation
Type A plug
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Australians now need an ETA — this changed in 2025.
Authorisation
Type G plug
🇹🇭 Thailand
60 days visa-free — but the arrival card is now compulsory.
Visa-free
Type A plug
IDP needed
🇻🇳 Vietnam
E-visa required — and Australians legally can't drive here.
Visa required
Type A plug
No driving
🇮🇳 India
E-visa required, and the application is fussier than most.
Visa required
Type C plug
IDP needed
🇸🇬 Singapore
Visa-free and effortless — but the arrival card is compulsory.
Visa-free
Type G plug
🇫🇯 Fiji
Visa-free for four months, and your Australian plugs fit.
Visa-free
AU plug fits
🇮🇹 Italy
Schengen visa-free — with EES biometrics now in force and ETIAS coming.
Visa-free
Type C plug
IDP needed
🇵🇭 Philippines
Visa-free for 30 days, with a compulsory eTravel registration.
Visa-free
Type A plug
🇰🇷 South Korea
Visa-free, with the K-ETA currently waived for Australians.
Visa-free
Type C plug
IDP needed
🇨🇳 China
Visa-free for Australians — a policy change most people missed.
Visa-free
AU plug fits
No driving
🇲🇾 Malaysia
90 days visa-free, one free digital arrival card.
Visa-free
Type G plug
IDP needed
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Free visa on arrival — and a medication list worth reading twice.
Visa-free
Type G plug
IDP needed
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