Travel Advice Portugal

Check for the latest travel advice and travel warnings from the links below. Innoculation regulations can change at short notice. Please take medical advise in the case of doubt.

If you are travelling within the European Economic Area (including Portugal) or Switzerland, you should get a free European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). The EHIC entitles you to free or reduced-cost medical care. But you will still need medical and travel insurance for Portugal. Find out the local emergency number and the address of the nearest hospital when you arrive in Portugal. Your local guide should know.

Vaccination Advice for Portugal

Disease Name	Special Precaution	Certificate Required
Yellow Fever	No	1
Cholera	No	No
Typhoid & Polio	No	N/A
Malaria	No	N/A

1 - A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers over one year of age arriving in (or going to as a destination) the Azores or Madeira, if coming from infected areas. However, no certificate is required from passengers transiting through Funchal, Porto Santo and Santa Maria.

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Top Tips for travelling in Portugal

Get Travel Insurance for Portugal & check that the cover is appropriate for all your Travel in Portugal.

Check what vaccinations you need at least 6 weeks before you go & consider whether you need to take extra health precautions.

Get a good travel guidebook for Portugal and get to know your destinations in Portugal and local laws & customs of Portugal.

Ensure you have a valid passport and the necessary Visas for Portugal.

Make copies of your passport & any visa pages, insurance policy plus 24-hour emergency number & ticket details. Leave these copies, itinerary & contact details with family & friends.

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Travel Advice for Portugal

Travel Advice for Portugal from Australian Foreign Office

Travel Advice for Portugal from Canadian Foreign Ministry

Travel Advice for Portugal from UK Foreign Office

Travel Advice for Portugal from US State Department

Travel Advice for Portugal from French Foreign Ministry

Travel Advice for Portugal from German Foreign Ministry

Travel Advice for Portugal from Spanish Foreign Ministry

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Travel Insurance in Portugal

Europe Health Insurnace Card (EHIC) for Portugal

EHIC Form for Portugal

Travel Insurance for Portugal

Travel Insurance Companies in Australia

Travel Insurance Companies in Canada

Travel Insurance Companies in Ireland

Travel Insurance Companies in UK

Travel Insurance Companies in USA

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