Travel vaccines: how early should you book?
Plan ahead for a safer trip
Booking a holiday is exciting. Booking your travel vaccines, less so. But getting the timing right makes the difference between full protection and a stressful last-minute scramble.
Your travel vaccine timeline
- 1
8 weeks before
Book your consultation. This gives time for any course that requires two or three doses.
- 2
4-6 weeks before
Receive most single-dose vaccines and start any antimalarial tablets you'll need to take in advance.
- 3
1-2 weeks before
Pick up your travel medicine kit: antibiotics, anti-sickness tablets, sun protection.
- 4
Day of travel
Pack your vaccination certificate (yellow fever, in particular, may be required at the border).
Last-minute trip? We can still help. We just may need to adjust the recommendations. Get in touch and we'll do our best.