What should you check before international travel?
Short answer: 27 items, from boarding pass / e-ticket through to wallet with cards. The complete International Travel checklist is written out below — and the exact same 27 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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The International Travel checklist — all 27 items
- Boarding pass / e-ticket
- Cash in the local currency
- Cellphone
- Change of clothes in carry-on (in case luggage is delayed)
- Earplugs and eye mask
- Hand sanitiser
- International driving permit
- Jandals for the plane
- Lip balm with SPF
- Medication in carry-on (not checked luggage)
- Neck pillow
- Passport
- Phone charger and cable
- Phone charger wall plug (not just the cable)
- Photocopy of passport (stored separately from the original)
- Portable charger cables for all devices
- Power bank, charged the night before
- Prescription copies
- Printed accommodation address (in case phone dies)
- Snacks for the flight
- Spare glasses or contact lenses
- Sunblock
- Toiletries under 100ml
- Travel insurance details
- Universal power adaptor
- Visa or entry documents
- Wallet with cards
International trips fail at desks, not destinations: the passport with five months' validity when the country wants six, the visa that needed applying for last month, the travel insurance bought after it mattered. The airport counter is the least forgiving place on earth to learn any of this.
This checklist front-loads the paperwork: passport and visa or entry documents, travel insurance details, the international driving permit, photocopies and prescription copies stored separately from the originals, and the packing tiers from documents down to the universal adaptor. Start it two weeks out, tick daily, and make check-in the boring formality it should be.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "passport expiry date" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
What should you check before international travel?
You need 27 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from boarding pass / e-ticket through to wallet with cards — and the same 27 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=international%20travel opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this International Travel list (27 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.