International Travel Packing Checklist
This page opens on the International travel set, in a carry-on: a passport, visa or entry papers if your trip needs them, copies of key documents, payment cards, some local currency, a plug adapter, a phone charger, headphones, a travel pillow, medicines you take and a water bottle for each traveler, plus shared travel insurance details. Add the clothes starter for the rest, and print a checklist for each bag.
Carry-on0 of 23 packed
Documents
- PassportMaya, no weight0 of 1
- PassportSam, no weight0 of 1
- Visa or entry papers, if your trip needs themMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Visa or entry papers, if your trip needs themSam, no weight0 of 1
- Copies of key documentsMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Copies of key documentsSam, no weight0 of 1
- Travel insurance detailsShared, no weight0 of 1
Money
- Payment cardsMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Payment cardsSam, no weight0 of 1
- Some local currencyMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Some local currencySam, no weight0 of 1
Electronics
- Plug adapterMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Plug adapterSam, no weight0 of 1
- Phone chargerMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Phone chargerSam, no weight0 of 1
- HeadphonesMaya, no weight0 of 1
- HeadphonesSam, no weight0 of 1
Comfort
- Travel pillowMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Travel pillowSam, no weight0 of 1
- Reusable water bottleMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Reusable water bottleSam, no weight0 of 1
Health
- Medicines you takeMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Medicines you takeSam, no weight0 of 1
0 of 23 packed, 23 to go
Documents
- Not all packed: Passport, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Passport, Sam0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Visa or entry papers, if your trip needs them, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Visa or entry papers, if your trip needs them, Sam0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Copies of key documents, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Copies of key documents, Sam0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Travel insurance details, Shared0 of 1no weight
Money
- Not all packed: Payment cards, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Payment cards, Sam0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Some local currency, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Some local currency, Sam0 of 1no weight
Electronics
- Not all packed: Plug adapter, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Plug adapter, Sam0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Phone charger, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Phone charger, Sam0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Headphones, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Headphones, Sam0 of 1no weight
Comfort
- Not all packed: Travel pillow, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Travel pillow, Sam0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Reusable water bottle, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Reusable water bottle, Sam0 of 1no weight
Health
- Not all packed: Medicines you take, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Medicines you take, Sam0 of 1no weight
Carry-on: no weights enteredPartial: the bag's own weight is not entered and 23 items have no weight, not counted as 0.
To pack: Maya 1 × Passport, 1 × Visa or entry papers, if your trip needs them, 1 × Copies of key documents, 1 × Payment cards, 1 × Some local currency, 1 × Plug adapter, 1 × Phone charger, 1 × Headphones, 1 × Travel pillow, 1 × Reusable water bottle, 1 × Medicines you take; Sam 1 × Passport, 1 × Visa or entry papers, if your trip needs them, 1 × Copies of key documents, 1 × Payment cards, 1 × Some local currency, 1 × Plug adapter, 1 × Phone charger, 1 × Headphones, 1 × Travel pillow, 1 × Reusable water bottle, 1 × Medicines you take; Shared 1 × Travel insurance details
- Passport: 1 (Carry-on); Visa or entry papers, if your trip needs them: 1 (Carry-on); Copies of key documents: 1 (Carry-on); Payment cards: 1 (Carry-on); Some local currency: 1 (Carry-on); Plug adapter: 1 (Carry-on); Phone charger: 1 (Carry-on); Headphones: 1 (Carry-on); Travel pillow: 1 (Carry-on); Reusable water bottle: 1 (Carry-on); Medicines you take: 1 (Carry-on)
- Passport: 1 (Carry-on); Visa or entry papers, if your trip needs them: 1 (Carry-on); Copies of key documents: 1 (Carry-on); Payment cards: 1 (Carry-on); Some local currency: 1 (Carry-on); Plug adapter: 1 (Carry-on); Phone charger: 1 (Carry-on); Headphones: 1 (Carry-on); Travel pillow: 1 (Carry-on); Reusable water bottle: 1 (Carry-on); Medicines you take: 1 (Carry-on)
- Travel insurance details: 1 (Carry-on)
Add an item
Quantity is how many to take; the packed count can never go above it. Leave the weight blank if you do not know it: the bag total then says partial instead of counting it as 0. Up to 1,000 items per list.
Travelers and bags
An item belongs to one traveler or is shared, and sits in one bag. A bag's own weight is the empty bag; its total adds each item's quantity times its weight.
Travelers
Bags
Starter items
A starting point, not a recommendation: everyday clothes and accessories only, one set per traveler (or one shared set when the list has no travelers), all with unknown weights. The rule for the quantities: a per-day item starts at one for each day of the trip, which is nights plus one, and stops at 7; every other item starts at the count shown. Change any number afterwards.
| Item | Category | Starting quantity |
|---|---|---|
| T-shirts or tops | Clothing | 1 per day, nights plus 1, up to 7 |
| Underwear | Clothing | 1 per day, nights plus 1, up to 7 |
| Socks, pairs | Clothing | 1 per day, nights plus 1, up to 7 |
| Trousers, skirts or shorts | Clothing | 2 for the trip |
| Jumper or sweater | Clothing | 1 for the trip |
| Sleepwear | Clothing | 1 for the trip |
| Jacket | Clothing | 1 for the trip |
| Shoes, pairs | Clothing | 1 for the trip |
| Belt | Accessories | 1 for the trip |
| Sunglasses | Accessories | 1 for the trip |
| Hat | Accessories | 1 for the trip |
Trip sets
Short lists of common items for one kind of trip, to add on top of the clothes starter or on their own. Items marked each traveler are added once per traveler; shared items once for the whole list. Weights start unknown, and nothing in a set depends on where you are going, so add or remove anything to suit your trip.
| Item | For | Starting quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Passport | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Visa or entry papers, if your trip needs them | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Copies of key documents | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Travel insurance details | Shared | 1 for the trip |
| Payment cards | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Some local currency | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Plug adapter | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Phone charger | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Headphones | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Travel pillow | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Medicines you take | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Reusable water bottle | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
This list and your saved lists
Up to 30 lists are kept in this browser while it has room for them. Copy for a new trip keeps every traveler, bag, item and quantity and sets the packed counts back to 0; the original keeps its ticks.
Tick the box to mark an item fully packed, or use the minus and plus buttons to count one at a time. Drag a row onto another bag to move it, or onto a row of the same category to put it before that row; from the keyboard, Alt with the up or down arrow moves a row within its category, and Edit opens the form where the bag, traveler, quantity and weight change. Lists are kept in this browser; nothing is uploaded and no account is asked for. The PDF uses a built-in font that covers Western European letters; for any other script, Print and choose Save as PDF.
Example: International trip
Carry-on
Documents
| Passport | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Passport | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Visa or entry papers, if your trip needs them | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Visa or entry papers, if your trip needs them | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Copies of key documents | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Copies of key documents | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Travel insurance details | Shared | 0 of 1 | no weight |
Money
| Payment cards | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Payment cards | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Some local currency | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Some local currency | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight |
Electronics
| Plug adapter | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Plug adapter | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Phone charger | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Phone charger | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Headphones | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Headphones | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight |
Comfort
| Travel pillow | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Travel pillow | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Reusable water bottle | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Reusable water bottle | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight |
Health
| Medicines you take | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Medicines you take | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight |
Weight: no weights entered Partial: the bag's own weight is not entered and 23 items have no weight, not counted as 0.
Common questions
- Does it know the entry rules for my destination?
- No. Passport validity, visas and what you may carry across a border vary by country and change, and this page knows none of them, so check them with an official source for your destination. The entry papers row is there as a reminder to do that.
- Will my carry-on fit the airline's allowance?
- It adds the weights you type for each bag, so you can compare the total with the number your airline gives you. It does not know any airline's weight or size limit, and a total stays partial until every item in the bag has a weight.
- Does it work for a trip to Europe or Japan?
- Yes: nothing in the set depends on the country. Add a bag for each piece of luggage and move items between them, and use Copy for a new trip to reuse the list next time.
It organizes the plan you type in: what is left to pack and each bag's weight are plain arithmetic on your own quantities and weights, and an item or bag with no weight stays unknown, so that bag's total is marked partial instead of counting it as zero. The starter is everyday clothes and accessories only, and each trip set is a short list of common items for that kind of trip; it knows nothing about entry rules, airline baggage allowances or the weather, and it cannot tell you a list is complete.