Offering cover for anything from a short UK break to a year of travelling around the world.
Covers you for a one-off trip up to 365 days*
Perfect for short or long trips for anywhere in the UK or abroad
We have different types of cover for whatever you have planned, all medical conditions considered
Offering cover for anything from a short UK break to a year of travelling around the world.
Covers you for a one-off trip up to 365 days*
Perfect for short or long trips for anywhere in the UK or abroad
Travelling more than once this year? An Annual Multi-Trip policy could save you time and money.
Covers you for multiple trips for a 12 month period
Various individual trip durations available**
Aged 18 to 60 and looking for a gap year, career break or to travel the world? We could have the cover you're looking for.
Covers you for one trip up to 18 months
Option to return home for up to 7 days on 3 occasions.
If you've an existing medical condition such as high blood pressure, cholesterol or diabetes, it doesn't mean you can't have a fantastic holiday. But it's important that you are adequately insured. So as well as checking your passport and travel documents are in good order, make sure you let us know full details of all existing medical conditions.
Post Office Travel Insurance covers most pre-existing medical conditions. Get a quote today to see if we can cover you. If you have a serious pre-existing medical condition that Post Office Travel Insurance cannot offer cover for, the Money and Pensions Scheme (MaPS) have launched a directory listing companies that may be able to help you. The directory can be accessed by either clicking here or calling 0800 138 7777.
Need cover for your policy that's not included as standard? Just pay a little more to add these upgrades – optional or mandatory depending on the trip type.
Holidays are meant for relaxing but outside factors can sometimes cause disruption and worry. This optional extra helps protect you from the impact of airspace disruption, natural catastrophes or terrorist acts on your travels.>>
Add extra coronavirus protection to the standard cover included in all our Travel Insurance policies. Includes missed departures, connections and unexpected costs due to Covid-19. Cutting short your trip, if those you stay or travel with test positive for the virus. >>
From smartphones and tablets to laptops, consoles and drones, give the gadgets essential for your trip the extra protection they need with our easy-to-add gadget cover.>>
Specialist ski cover is mandatory if you’re going skiing or snowboarding. Winter sports carry much more risk and emergency costs to airlift you from a mountain can be high, so make sure you have cover that protects you on the piste. >>
If you're going on a cruise you'll need specialist cover. Our Cruise Cover option protects you in the event of missed departure due to breakdown, lost baggage,falling ill on board, being confined to your cabin and more.>>
Lots of activities are covered as standard by our policies but some, like golf and extreme sports, need extra protection >>.
Travel Insurance may be able to protect you against a range of unforeseen circumstances that can negatively impact your holiday – from losing valuables to medical emergencies. There are several types of travel insurance to cater to the needs of different sorts of travellers, from those taking a gap year and backpacking around the world to those who take an annual cruise. And everything in between. You can make sure that you’re getting the best cover for your needs by reading our policy documents.
Our cover levels provides a package of travel insurance benefits which can be bought as either a Single Trip or Annual Multi-Trip policy.
Post Office Premier Travel Insurance have been 5-star rated by Defaqto.
Post Office won a ‘Best Travel Insurance Provider’ award at the Your Money Awards 2021.
Post Office won a "Best Travel Insurance provider" category award at the British Travel Awards in 2019.
Still have questions about travel insurance?
We can offer you a choice of insurance at three different levels: Economy, Standard, Premier.
All of these optional covers come at an additional premium
All of these optional covers come at an additional premium
All of these optional covers come at an additional premium
Kids can be a worry to parents, but if you’ve taken out travel insurance that covers your family you at least know you may be covered if something goes wrong. Children must be under 18 and in full-time education or living at home to be eligable for our family travel insurance.
There’s a lot to get excited about in this wide world of ours, and if you want to see it all, you’ll need the right travel insurance. We provide a range of cover to make sure you’ve got protection. Why not check out our policy wording for more details?
Getting good travel insurance for wherever you're going should be a priority whenever you are looking to travel. Whether it’s an overseas festival, a gap year, a round-the-world flight or some time on the beach to recover from exam season, we’ve got a range of cover options to meet your needs.
Everything you need to know when purchasing Travel Insurance
*For Economy, Standard and Premier policies, the Singe trip policy will cover you for one trip up to:
365 days for persons aged up to and including age 70.
90 days for persons aged between 71 and 75.
31 days for persons aged between 76 and above.
**For Economy, Standard and Premier policies under Annual Multi-trip policy although you can take as many trips as you want within the policy year, there is a maximum duration for each individual trip. This limit varies depending on the cover level chosen and will be 17 or 31 days. On some policies the limit can be extended to 31, 45 or 60 days for an additional premium.
> Backpacker policies only available on the Economy level of cover
<< Delayed and Missed Departure is only available on Standard and Premier.
>> Terms & conditions apply
Post Office Travel Money Card is an electronic money product issued by First Rate Exchange Services Ltd pursuant to license by Mastercard International. First Rate Exchange Services Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with number 4287490 whose registered office is Great West House, Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9DF, (Financial Services Register No. 900412). Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated.
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