International Travel Packing List
Heading overseas? This ultimate international travel packing checklist covers travel documents, currency, tech, clothing, and country-specific must-haves — so you don’t forget a thing before takeoff
🌍 Global Travel Essentials for Any Destination
📑 Essential Documents
- Passport (valid for at least 6 months)
- Visa(s) if required
- Printed flight tickets & hotel confirmations
- Travel insurance papers
- Driver’s license & international permit
- Copies of all important documents
- Emergency contacts and embassy info
💳 Money & Currency
- Local currency (cash)
- Credit/debit cards (notify your bank)
- Currency converter app or calculator
- Travel wallet or neck pouch
💻 Tech & Communication
- Smartphone & charger
- Portable charger / power bank
- Universal travel adapter
- SIM card / eSIM / mobile hotspot
- Headphones or earbuds
- Laptop / tablet (if needed)
👕 Clothing & Footwear
- Everyday outfits (weather appropriate)
- Undergarments and socks
- Sleepwear
- One formal outfit
- Rain jacket / warm layers
- Walking shoes / sandals
- Swimsuit (if needed)
🧼 Toiletries (TSA Compliant Sizes)
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, floss
- Shampoo, conditioner, body wash
- Razor & grooming supplies
- Moisturizer & sunscreen
- Lip balm & deodorant
- Travel towel / face wipes
- Medications (with prescription)
- First aid kit (bandages, aspirin, etc.)
🧳 Packing & Luggage
- Carry-on backpack / suitcase
- Checked luggage (if needed)
- Packing cubes & compression bags
- TSA-approved locks
- Laundry bag & extra plastic bags
🌐 Country-Specific Items
- Guidebook or language phrasebook
- Maps (offline + physical)
- Modest clothing (for temples, etc.)
- Local plug type adapter
- Destination-specific medicine
- Cultural gifts or thank-you tokens
🛌 Travel Comfort & In-Flight
- Travel pillow & blanket
- Eye mask & earplugs
- Snacks & refillable water bottle
- Entertainment (books, apps)
- Wet wipes & hand sanitizer