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With weekly changes to the UK travel quarantine list, it is difficult to keep track of where you can travel to from the UK. Which countries can you visit from UK without having to quarantine on your return?

For the last few weeks we’ve been running a Friday article featuring the latest changes to the list of countries where you can travel without having to quarantine on your return.

What is more useful, of course, is a list of countries where you CAN travel freely from the UK without having to quarantine on your return.

Updates since publication:

Iceland – moved to ‘no’ as Foreign Office does not mention that five days quarantine is needed

Grenada – moved to ‘no’ due to requirement to wear a tracker bracelet and restrictions on your movement

Where can you can currently travel to from the UK?

Here is the list countries which are not on the Foreign Office ‘do not visit’ list. If you are reading this article days or weeks after the date of publication, you will find the latest version on gov.uk here.

Of course, there is no guarantee that these countries will allow you in. Australia and New Zealand are on the list, for example, but they aren’t going to welcome you.

To find out whether you qualify to enter any particular country – and what covid test results may be required – click the link under each country name. This takes you to the relevant page on the Foreign Office website.

We have added a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ by each country. This is a one word summary of whether you could enter if you wished WITHOUT compulsory quarantine on arrival. Obviously seek your own advice if you look to book, because one word summaries never tell the full story.

There are other countries which you can enter freely as a UK resident but which would require you to quarantine when you returned to the UK. The UAE, for example, is not on the list below because whilst you can enter Dubai you need to quarantine when you come home.

Countries which are NOT on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list:

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Comments (139)

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  • Dylan says:

    Iceland actually has a mandatory quarantine of 5-6 days on arrival in your hotel room or home while you wait for the second test results to come back so the above needs an update.

  • John W says:

    HFP Team , while things are changing , it would be useful to maintain this list on the website 😎. Very useful for planning purposes !

  • Richard M says:

    Cyprus you must present a negative test on arrival

  • Judy says:

    Why is Anguilla not listed?

    • Rob says:

      Ask the Foreign Office!

      • HeathrowFlyer says:

        Anguilla is on the FCO exemption list, but the FCO are saying the border is shut to everyone except for Anguillian nationals/residents or those with work permits.

  • Ed G says:

    Iceland on this list isn’t quite accurate.
    You have to pay to take a test on arrival, then quarantine for five days and take another test. If they are both negative you can then travel freely.

    If either test is positive, or you refuse to take a test, you have to quarantine for 14 days.

  • Rob(staaaar) says:

    Govt added Jamaica to the ‘need to quarantine for 14 days on rtn’ list.

  • Tim says:

    How about the Seychelles?

    • Doc says:

      You can’t get into Seychelles from the UK since we are not on their approved list of countries they allow in currently.
      You do not have to self quarantine when you come back.
      I know this since I was supposed to be going to the Seychelles on Saturday😭
      The Seychelles government review and change this list every 2 weeks.

      • TGLoyalty says:

        Portugal made the list last time round so UK should be on it !

        • Doc says:

          The last list was published for travel starting today. Portugal is definitely on it and as is Ireland but the UK is definitely NOT.

  • gabriel kelly says:

    not sure why Ireland is a NO ?

    • JG says:

      Because a traveller from mainland UK would be expected to restrict their movements for 14 days.

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