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.

🇳🇿 New Zealand

Closest to home, easiest to plan.

Visa-free AU plug fits

🇯🇵 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.