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Travel Insurance for the USA

Get covered from $11.40*per day for a solo adventure to the United States.

The USA has boundless offerings for tourists, from the bustle of major cities like New York to the splendour of the Grand Canyon. Whether you’re planning a road trip, ski vacation or dream holiday to Disneyland, it’s important to consider the protection that travel insurance can offer should the unexpected happen on your trip.

*Based on quotes were collected on 13/6/2025 from Canstar’s travel insurance panel.
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Why do I need Travel Insurancefor the USA?

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The below table is showing results for a 18-69 year old person travelling to the United States of America (USA). This table only shows products from our Online Partners who are able to return product prices. The Cover Rating is based for the International profile. The International profile considers a range of travel destinations and consumer profiles. See the Travel Insurance Cover Rating Methodology for more details.

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Fast Cover - Frequent Traveller Saver
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UnlimitedUnlimited
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Fast Cover - Comprehensive
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UnlimitedUnlimited
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InsureandGo - Gold
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UnlimitedUnlimited
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Freely - Overseas Explorer
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Unlimited$5,000
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InsureandGo - AMT Gold 30 Days
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UnlimitedUnlimited
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InsureandGo - Silver
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Unlimited$15,000
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Tick Travel Insurance - Top
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Unlimited$20,000
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Tick Travel Insurance - Standard
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Unlimited$5,000
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Travel Protect - Explorer
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Unlimited$40,000
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Travel Protect - Annual Multi Trip
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Unlimited$20,000

The table above is sorted by Cover Rating (highest to lowest) then Provider Name (Alphabetical).

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Travel Insurance for the USA: how can it protect you?

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Medical, Accident & Evacuation Cover

If you hurt yourself (or someone else) in an accident or suffer an injury or illness on your trip, overseas medical care can be expensive, and the right travel insurance policy can cover you for both hospital bills and legal liability. In the event of a medical emergency that requires you to be flown home for specialist treatment, expenses can be unexpectedly high, so it’s important to consider travel insurance that covers this.

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Trip Cancellation & Delay Cover

If something goes wrong and delays your trip, forcing you to cancel flights and hotel bookings, then you can be out a lot of money, and travel insurance can cover for these expenses. The USA is a large place, and is prone to numerous hazards from fire and flooding to civil unrest, and if an unexpected emergency forces you to extend your stay or cancel plans, travel insurance can help reimburse you for expenses related to your delay.

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Luggage Loss or Damage Cover

Few things can ruin a trip faster than finding that your luggage has not joined you at your destination. If your bags are lost and you’re stranded without essentials, you may need to replace clothing, toiletries or even larger items. If this is a concern, you may decide to opt for a policy with a higher limit for loss or damage, so you’ll have the peace of mind to set off on the USA adventure of a lifetime knowing you’re covered.

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How to choose the right travel insurance for the USA?

Given the high cost of health care in the USA, it’s very important to consider travel insurance for your trip, so you’ll be covered for overseas medical and hospital expenses should you fall ill. When it comes more generally to choosing a travel insurance policy, the cheapest option is not always the best, so it’s important to buy the cover that suits your particular needs, as well as what you plan to do on your trip.

For example, when comparing travel insurance with Canstar, you can search for policies that cover you for travel to the United States of America and Hawaii, and see the limits that each policy provides for overseas medical and hospital cover, as well as cancellation and lost luggage – policies with higher limits for cancellation and lost luggage may be more expensive, but may also provide more peace of mind, depending on how much you have paid for your trip.

You can further filter your results to show policies that cover for a range of options that may be applicable to your trip. For example, if you plan on doing certain types of water sports in Hawaii, rock climbing in Yosemite or snow sports in Colorado, cover for these things may not be included in a standard policy and may need to be added as an extra cover.

What does USA travel insurance cover?

The list of things generally covered by travel insurance policies for the USA includes:

Medical or dental emergency
Hospital admission, emergency care and medical evacuation.

Lost or stolen luggage, passport or other items
Replacing luggage and travel documents is the most common claim for travel insurance.

Cancelling your trip unexpectedly
Cancellation due to illness, accident, holiday leave being revoked or a natural disaster at home or at your intended destination.

Legal liability
If you break a local law and need a lawyer e.g if you injure someone or are held accountable for damaged property.

Optional extras
Some policies offer a variety of useful extras depending on which one you get, such as rental vehicle excesses, cover for kennels and catteries for your pets at home, and even cover if you suffer a loss of income or a permanent disability while overseas.

Repatriation
If tragedy strikes while you are away, repatriation covers the cost of flying your body and belongings back home to Australia. Some policies also include a separate sum for funeral expenses.

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About our finance experts

Alasdair Duncan, Senior Finance Journalist

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Alasdair Duncan is a Senior Finance Journalist at Canstar, specialising in home loans, property and lifestyle topics. He has written more than 400 articles for Canstar and his work is widely referenced by other publishers and media outlets, including Yahoo FinanceThe New DailyThe Motley Fool and Sky News. He has featured as a guest author for property website homely.com.au.

In his more than 15 years working in the media, Alasdair has written for a broad range of publications. Before joining Canstar, he was a News Editor at Pedestrian.TV, part of Australia’s leading youth media group. His work has also appeared on ABC News, Junkee, Rolling Stone, Kotaku, the Sydney Star Observer and The Brag. He has a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Journalism from the University of Queensland.

When he is not writing about finance for Canstar, Alasdair can probably be found at the beach with his two dogs or listening to podcasts about pop music.

You can follow Alasdair on LinkedIn and Twitter.

You can also read more about Canstar’s editorial team and our robust fact-checking process.


Josh Sale, Travel Insurance Ratings Manager

Headshot of Josh Sale, CanstarAs Canstar’s Ratings Manager, Josh Sale is responsible for the methodology and delivery of Canstar’s Travel Insurance Star Ratings. With tertiary qualifications in economics and finance, Josh has worked behind the scenes for the last five years to develop Star Ratings and Awards that help connect consumers with the right product for them.

Josh is passionate about helping consumers get hands-on with their finances. Josh has been interviewed by media outlets such as the Australian Financial Reviewnews.com.au and Money Magazine.

You can follow Josh on LinkedIn, and Canstar on Twitter and Facebook.

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