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✅ Checklist air travel

A good travel preparation is the be-all and end-all for a relaxing vacation or a stress-free business trip. To make planning easier, here is a detailed checklist..

... By Markus Fleschutz 🕑 February 1, 2021

Travel documents

• Passport or identity card? → see Auswärtiges Amt, check validity!
• Visa or entry permit required? → see Auswärtiges Amt (e.g. ESTA for USA).
• Vaccinations or medical certificates required? → see Robert Koch Institute, check vaccination certificate!
• National or international driver's license required? → see German Foreign Office, check validity!
• Take airline tickets / train tickets (Bahncard?) / vignettes / hotel vouchers with you.
• Cash (also in destination currency?) and credit card(s) → account sufficiently covered?
• Address of accommodation/accommodation as well as street maps, city maps, travel guides as well as dictionaries
• A1 certificate for business travelers
• Contact address of overseas health insurance saved?
• Copy(s) of passport/ID card in hand luggage and suitcase → facilitates retrieval in case of loss

Toiletry bag

• Personal medication
• Toothbrush, toothpaste and personal care items such as shaving kit and shower gel (max. 100 ml!)

Tip: most hotels offer hair dryer, towels and soap, you can save yourself the trouble of taking them with you.

Hand luggage

• Only 1 piece of hand luggage with max. 55 x 40 x 23 cm and max. 8 kg (max. 57 x 54 x 15 cm for foldable garment bags)
• No dangerous or prohibited items!
• Containers with liquids and gel-like products with max. 100 ml content (printed maximum filling quantity).
• One plastic bag (transparent, resealable, max. 1 liter) per person for all products (the bag will be shown separately at the security check)
• Personal documents, medication, valuables, cell phones and laptops should only be carried in hand luggage
• Cell phone with charging cable
• Sunglasses, mini umbrella, tissues
• Possibly lemon drops or chewing gum for pressure compensation
• Possibly ear protection

Suitcase

• Change of clothes, pajamas
• Suitable clothing for the destination country
• Possibly plug adapter

**Tip: If you lose your suitcase, the contents of your hand luggage should be sufficient for the first few days.

Links

• Auswärtiges Amt for visa and travel warnings
• Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for travel vaccinations