Canberra Airport is currently flying to 8 domestic destinations, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast with connecting flights to Cairns, Ballina/Byron, Newcastle, POrt Macquarie, Hobart, Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne. Each destination, depending on the state it resides in, has different border restrictions. You may be required to gain a permit to enter the state and quarantine for 14 days at your own expense. To understand the requirements for each state, see below.
COVID-19 Border information
Travelling from ACT to SA:
The South Australian Government has revoked its border closure to the ACT and NSW, meaning non-essential travellers arriving in South Australia after travelling by air are not required to self-quarantine or submit to a COVID-19 test.
All travellers must declare that they have only been in a low community transmission zone (WA, NT, QLD, ACT, Tasmania or NSW) for 14 days prior to their arrival in South Australia.
All travellers will be required to register their intent to travel with the South Australia Police Department and must complete a Cross Border Travel Registration form.
On arrival, travellers will be required to present the email confirmation/approval and photo ID to officials. Travellers from WA, TAS, NT, NSW or QLD are permitted to transit via NSW or ACT without self-quarantining on arrival.
Further South Australian COVID-19 information can be found here.
Further ACT COVID-19 information can be found here.
Travelling to ACT from SA:
There are no restrictions on people travelling from SA to ACT, however, if they have visited Victoria in the last 14-days, they will be required to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in the ACT.
All travellers transiting via Melbourne Airport from Adelaide to the ACT will be required to apply for an exemption with the ACT Health at least 72 hours before their intended travel date to avoid a mandatory 14-day isolation period. ACT Health will assess your exemption application on a case by case basis to determine if you are exempt from the mandatory 14-day isolation. Prior to your journey, we suggest that you contact the COVID-19 Hotline on 02 6207 7244 between 8am and 8pm daily.
The ACT Government is encouraging anyone from a location with known cases or if the traveller is feeling unwell, to rethink their travel. For more information, click here.
Travelling from ACT to NT:
ACT and Regional NSW residents (who have not visited a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days - includes Greater Sydney and Victoria) can visit and holiday in the Northern Territory, without a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
Access is via flights transiting through Adelaide, Brisbane or Sydney Airport, as long as travellers do not leave the airport terminal during transit.
All travellers will be required to complete a Border Entry Form with the NT Government, no more than 72 hours before entering the Territory.
If you arrive in the NT, having travelled from or through a declared hotspot in the past 14 days, you will be required to remain in mandatory supervised quarantine at a designated facility until 14 days have elapsed since you left the hotspot.
For more information, click here.
Travelling from NT to ACT:
There are no restrictions on people travelling from NT to ACT, as long as they have not been to Victoria within the 14 days prior to their visit. The ACT Government is encouraging people to rethink their travel if they are coming from a location with known cases or if the traveller is feeling unwell.
For more information, click here.
Travelling to QLD from ACT:
The Queensland Government has revoked its border closure to the ACT, meaning non-essential travellers will no longer be required to quarantine for 14 days upon their arrival in Queensland.
Travellers can only enter by air and must declare that they have not been in a COVID-19 hotspot (Victoria and most parts of NSW) in the 14 days prior to their travel. Travellers can transit through Sydney Airport, but must not leave the terminal during their transit. People in all other states and territories can come to Queensland if they haven’t been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the past 14 days and will avoid a 14-day quarantine.
Each person, including children and unaccompanied minors, who plan to enter Queensland must apply for a Queensland Border General Declaration Pass. A border declaration pass may be granted to travellers from a hotspot if they are travelling to perform essential activities, but they must apply for an essential activity category Queensland Border Declaration Pass. For more information, click here.
Upon arrival in Queensland, Travellers will be required to present their Queensland Border Declaration Pass and photo ID to officials. Penalties apply for false declarations. Travellers whom don’t meet QLD eligibility for entry, or don’t hold exemption issued from the QLD Chief Health Officer – are not eligible for intrastate transfers and must only be accepted to the first QLD port of arrival.
If a person arrives from a COVID-19 hotspot by air for the sole purpose of transiting through — and didn't leave the confines of the airport — they're not considered to have been in a hotspot.
If you had a layover at Melbourne Tullamarine airport you must quarantine for 14 days in government-arranged accommodation at your own expense when you arrive in Queensland.
From 1am on Sunday 1 November 2020, Queensland will open its border to NSW if COVID-19 community transmission in NSW remains under control and there are no unlinked cases for 28 days. If the NSW-Queensland border opens, visitors and Queensland residents coming from NSW can enter Queensland with a valid border pass without completing mandatory quarantine.
For more information, click here.
Travelling to ACT from QLD:
There are no restrictions on people travelling from Queensland to ACT, as long as they have not been to Victoria within the 14 days prior to their visit. The ACT Government is encouraging people to rethink their travel if they are coming from a location with known cases or if the traveller is feeling unwell.
For more information, click here.
Travelling to NSW from the ACT:
ACT residents are not restricted to travel within NSW, however, the ACT Government is encouraging travellers to avoid COVID affected areas.
New South Wales has temporarily shut its border with Victoria. Anyone who has been in Victoria in the past 14 days must not enter NSW unless they’re eligible and hold a current border entry permit.
NSW residents — other than NSW border-zone residents — who plan to return from Victoria can only enter via Sydney Airport or another NSW airport. Residents must immediately go into 14 days’ hotel quarantine, in Sydney. If they’re coming from Victoria and are exempt from hotel quarantine, they must quarantine at home for 14 days.
For more information, and to apply for an entry permit into NSW from Victoria, click here.
Travelling to ACT from NSW:
There are no restrictions on people travelling from NSW to ACT, as long as they have not been to Victoria within the 14 days prior to their visit. The ACT Government is encouraging people to rethink their travel if they are coming from a location with known cases or if the traveller is feeling unwell.
For more information, click here.
Travelling to VIC to ACT:
Victoria doesn’t have any border restrictions so travellers can enter the state without undertaking a mandatory 14-day quarantine. Travellers may need to quarantine if they have been advised by the Department of Health and Human Services that they have been to a high-risk location.
ACT residents are strongly advised not to travel to any parts of Victoria unless necessary.
For more information, click here.
Travelling from VIC to ACT:
Entry to the ACT from Victoria is now only possible through Canberra Airport, by air. Travellers can no longer enter the ACT from Victoria by road. If they already applied for an exemption to enter the ACT by road, they will need to reapply and request to travel by air.
ACT residents in Victoria can return home by air if they quarantine at home — or in a hotel approved by ACT Health — for 14 days. They must notify ACT Health that they’re returning at least 72 hours before their intended travel date.
Non-ACT residents who wish to enter the ACT from Victoria by air must apply for an exemption at least 72 hours before their intended travel date. You can apply for an exemption here.
Non-ACT residents who have been granted an exemption will also need to quarantine at home — or in a hotel approved by ACT Health — for 14 days.
For more information, click here.
Travelling to TAS from ACT:
Travellers who have only spent time in a low-risk area in the 14 days prior to arrival in Tasmania are not required to quarantine. People entering from these areas register their travel and contact details via the Tas e-Travel system a maximum of three (3) days before arrival in Tasmania.
Based on current Public Health advice, travel from low-risk areas directly through medium or high-risk areas (only stopping for fuel) to an airport or seaport is permitted without being subject to quarantine requirements that apply to that area.
Additional stops may be approved by the Deputy State Controller, for example for safety breaks during a long journey.
For more information, visit Low-risk areas.
Direct flights with Link Airways will commence from 5 November, flying 4 times a week.
Travelling from TAS to ACT:
There are no restrictions on Tasmanians travelling to ACT, as long as they have not been to Victoria within the 14 days prior to their visit. Flights are available via Melbourne (as long as travellers do not leave the airport) and Sydney Airport. If you fly through Melbourne Airport you will need to apply for an exemption, at least 72 hours prior to your departure. This will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
From 5 November, Link Airways will be flying direct from Hobart to Canberra return, 4 times a week.
The ACT Government is encouraging people to rethink their travel if they are coming from a location with known cases or if the traveller is feeling unwell.
For more information, click here.
Travelling from ACT to WA:
No one can enter Western Australia — including WA residents — unless they’ve been granted an exemption. To view the full list of exemptions, visit wa.gov.au and click on ‘COVID-19 Travel advice’.
Travellers must apply for an exemption 14 days prior to their travel date. To apply for an exemption, click here. If you are granted an exemption, you will be required to quarantine in Perth for 14 days and take a COVID test.
You can apply for an exemption at g2gpass.com.au. You should submit your application at least 14 days prior to travel. You can also submit any exemption application form via email. You should submit this at least 4 weeks before travelling.
For more information about applications, visit wa.gov.au and search for ‘COVID-19 coronavirus: Travel to WA’.
Travelling from WA to ACT:
There are no restrictions on people travelling from Western Australia to ACT, as long as they have not been to Victoria within the 14 days prior to their visit. Flights are available via Melbourne (as long as travellers do not leave the airport), South Australia and Sydney Airport. If you fly through Melbourne Airport you will need to apply for an exemption, at least 72 hours prior to your departure. This will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
The ACT Government is encouraging people to rethink their travel if they are coming from a location with known cases or if the traveller is feeling unwell.
For more information, click here.
Travelling from ACT to New Zealand:
Australian residents are currently unable to travel from Australia to New Zealand, until there is no community transmission and the New Zealand Government deems it safe to travel. The Australian Border Force will also need to permit this exemption.
For more information, click here.
Travelling from New Zealand to ACT:
Passengers can travel from New Zealand to Australia, quarantine-free, if:
Travellers do not need to be a New Zealand citizen to travel to Australia quarantine-free if you meet the above criteria, but you will need a valid visa to enter Australia. New Zealand citizens do not need to apply for a visa before coming to Australia. If eligible, they will be granted a Special Category visa (subclass 444) (SCV) on arrival.
Quarantine-free travel from New Zealand will initially be to New South Wales, South Australia, ACT and the Northern Territory only. Other states and territories may be added at a later date.
Flights from New Zealand to Canberra are via Sydney Airport.
Before travelling to Australia passengers must print and complete COVID-19 Declaration form and present it at airline check-in at the airport. If they do not present a completed form, they may not be able to board your flight. This form will be used to determine if a person can travel and for contact tracing purposes by relevant state and territory governments.
If a passenger arrives in either NSW or the Northern Territory on a quarantine-free flight, they will not need to enter mandatory quarantine. If they arrive at any other location or you are not on a quarantine-free flight, they will be subject to mandatory quarantine.
For more information from the Department of Home Affairs, click here.
For information from the ACT Government, click here.
Domestic flight Information
To make changes or get specific information about flight bookings, contact your airline or travel agent directly. For airline contact details, click here.
International Travel Information
The Australian Government announced that Australian citizens are banned from travelling overseas from 25 March 2020 at 1200hrs AEDST. All International from Canberra Airport from 20 March 2020 have been cancelled. For information regarding exemption applications and entry to Australia, click here.
Passengers from New Zealand will be able to travel to Australia, quarantine-free, from Friday 16 October.
At the Airport
Please be advised updated trading hours for all airport retail outlets and Visit Canberra Information booth:
• City Hill Coffee – City Hill is open 1 hour prior to the first flight and closes after the last departure, Monday through to Sunday. Hours may vary depending on the flight schedule.
• news@CBR – Trading Monday – Friday 7:30am – 6pm
• Go! Convenience – Monday – Friday 7:30am – 2pm
Visit Canberra information booth is open:
Monday 4pm-7pm
Thursday 4pm -7pm
Friday 3pm -7pm
Sunday 4pm – 7pm
Transport:
Taxi’s, ride share, rental car providers and public buses remain business as usual during this time. To book your transport; visit our transport page for details.
What you can do to reduce the spread of COVID-19?
We would encourage all passengers to follow the hygiene recommendations from the Department of Health which include. For more information, click here.
Safe Domestic flying protocol
The Australian aviation industry has developed a Domestic Passenger Journey Protocol to provide clear and consistent guidance regarding risk-minimisation principles and processes in domestic airports and on aircraft for domestic passenger travel.
This Protocol will provide guidance for industry members and confidence to the travelling public as domestic air travel increases with the reduction in COVID-19 related restrictions on travel.
To view the protocol, click here.
