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Cheap travel insurance

Cheap travel insurance starts from $5 a day. Fill in your trip details and compare quotes from multiple travel insurers, or check out our cheap picks below.


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Finding the cheapest travel insurance

Our insurance team have gathered 300+ quotes from over 50 popular travel insurance policies. We've selected some cheap policies based on 2023 Finder Awards research and our travel insurance quote engine. Keep in mind, prices will differ depending on where you travel, your age and pre-existing conditions.

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Cheap basic travel insurance: Tick Travel Insurance (International)

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Why we chose Tick Basic Single Trip

Tick's Basic Single Trip policy is typically the cheapest travel insurance policy on Finder. It's good if you're after cheap cover for the basics such as medical cover, but look elsewhere if you want more.

  • It offered the cheapest travel insurance cover for 7 out of the 8 destinations we got quotes for. We looked at a minimum of 30 policies for every destination. You also get 10% off when you use the code Finder.
  • For a 1-week holiday to destinations including Bali, Japan and the UK, a basic policy isn't likely to cost you more than $40. That's just over $5.50 a day.
    • It covers the very basics and no more. This includes unlimited medical expenses, up to $2,000 for lost or stolen luggage and personal belongings and personal liability cover.
    • Tick's budget policy does not cover COVID-related expenses but others, including Fast Cover do.
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Cheap comprehensive travel insurance: Fast Cover (International)

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Finder awards winner - Value

Why we chose Fast Cover Comprehensive

Fast Cover was the cheapest comprehensive travel insurance policy in our 2023 Finder Awards. Starting from around $11 per day, it's good if you want an affordable policy that covers medical expenses, some cancellations, delayed luggage and rearrangement costs due to COVID.

  • It won Finder's Best Value travel insurance award. Out of 28 comprehensive international policies, it was the cheapest.
  • It can cover cancellations, medical expenses and pay you up to $5,000 for COVID-related medical expenses and rearrangement costs.
  • Like lots of other insurers, its product disclosure statement can be quite confusing.
  • If you want a more comprehensive policy (that also has a much easier to understand PDS) consider Southern Cross Travel Insurance. It won the best comprehensive Finder Award and is on average only around $30 more expensive.
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Cheap domestic travel insurance: InsureandGo

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Best Travel Insurance - Domestic

Why we chose InsureandGo

If you're planning a trip within Australia, InsureandGo's Domestic Gold policy could be ideal, especially if you're renting a car or are worried about having to rearrange or cancel your trip because of COVID.

  • It's one of the cheapest insurers for domestic policies. Its Domestic Gold policy cost $173 on average for a 2-week trip, according to our awards research. The average is $357. You can also currently get 10% off your travel insurance policy when you use the code Finder10.
  • It's Finder's best domestic travel insurance policy winner. InsureandGo's Gold policy will pay your rental car excess up to $7,500 if your car is damaged, stolen or involved in an accident. Most domestic policies pay $5,000 maximum.
  • The Domestic Gold policy covers up to $5,000 for COVID cancellation and rearrangement costs.
  • Insureandgo Domestic Bare Essentials is even cheaper. A one-week trip costs around $33. It covers up to $2,000 for cancellation and amendment fees, luggage and personal belongings, and personal liability.
  • There may be cheaper options depending on what you're looking for.
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Gary Hunter
All of the top picks above were carefully researched and chosen by our insurance and innovations editor . Gary is the insurance expert at Finder, holds a Tier 1 General Insurance (General Advice) certification and has been helping Australians find good value cover for over 5 years.

What does cheap travel insurance policy cover?

Here's an overview of a basic and a comprehensive policy so you see the differences in price and inclusions.

Fast Cover BasicFast Cover Comprehensive
Price

$44.59

$87.99

Overseas emergency medical & hospital expenses

Unlimited

Unlimited

Trip cancellation expenses

Unlimited

Trip delay expenses

$50,000

Overseas hospital cash allowance

$5,000

Accidental death

$25,000

Permanent disability

$50,000

Passports, credit cards & credit card fraud

$5,000

Theft of cash

$250

COVID-19 medical expenses
Rearrangement costs if you get COVID-19
Compulsory quarantine costs

*This table was updated on 10 July 2023 for a 30-year-old travelling to Bali for 7 days.

Tips to find cheap travel insurance

If you're finding it tricky to get a cheap policy, these 3 tips could help you lower costs:

Number 1

Take advantage of deals

Insurers often have coupon codes and deals offering you between 5% and 15% off. We've listed some below.

Number 2

Take out a tailored policy

Insurers such as Freely let you tailor your policy to suit your needs. So rather than pay for a standard policy that typically covers you for a bunch of expenses, you could get a policy that covers you for medical care and cancellation costs

Number 2

Increase your excess

This is the amount you need to pay when you make a claim. Choosing a higher excess means that it probably won't be worth making a claim for smaller expenses, but it ensures you're still covered if something more serious and expensive happens.

Your travel insurance news update: July 2023

A Finder survey of 1,110 respondents revealed almost 1 in 3 Australians (28%) – equivalent to 3.5 million people – suffered a travel mishap while abroad in the past 12 months.

The research shows 1 in 7 (14%) endured travel delays, while 8% lost personal items.

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Get 10% off on Tick travel insurance policies

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Frequently asked questions

  1. Travel insurance methodology
  2. Travel insurance 2023 Finder Awards
  3. Fast Cover Travel Insurance PDS (accessed May 2023)
  4. InsureandGo Travel Insurance PDS (accessed May 2023)
  5. Smartraveller: The Basics
  6. Tick travel insurance PDS (accessed May 2023)

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  • Basic travel insurance

    Not sure if basic travel cover is worth it? Find out why covering the essentials is a smart move.

  • 10 hot tips to save on travel insurance

    Check out these ten simple things you can do to reduce your travel insurance premium.

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