Viajante
Travel vaccines by country, leaving from Portugal (2026)
English guides for expats and foreign residents flying out of Portugal: Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Kenya, Tanzania, Thailand and India. Video consultation, €39.
General information — it does not replace a medical consultation. Vaccination centre hours may change.
These pages are the destination guides in English for trips that leave from Portugal. A direct flight from Lisbon or Porto is not the same as arriving from a yellow fever country, and that is the detail most generic checklists miss.
The video travel consultation is in English (€39). The prescription is a Portuguese electronic prescription. Yellow fever, when it is needed, is given only at an International Vaccination Centre — not at CUF.
Guides by destination (2026)
- 01Vaccines for Brazil: what is required and what is recommended (2026)
Flying to Brazil from Portugal? No vaccine is required on a direct flight. Yellow fever covers most of the country, including Rio and São Paulo. Malaria is the Amazon.
- 02Vaccines for Thailand: what you actually need (2026)
Flying from Portugal to Thailand? No required vaccine on entry. Malaria is the border provinces, not Phuket or Koh Samui. Japanese encephalitis is two doses.
- 03Vaccines for India: typhoid, malaria and what you need (2026)
Flying from Portugal to India? No required vaccine on a direct flight. Typhoid and hepatitis A even on short trips. Malaria includes Delhi and Mumbai. Yellow fever rules are strict if you come from a risk country.
- 04Vaccines for a safari in Kenya and Tanzania (and Zanzibar) — 2026
Flying from Portugal to Kenya, Tanzania or Zanzibar? Yellow fever depends on the order of the countries and on stopovers. Malaria includes the parks and Zanzibar.
- 05Vaccines for Angola: yellow fever is required, and so is malaria cover (2026)
Leaving Portugal for Angola? Yellow fever vaccine is required to enter, from 9 months of age, and malaria risk includes Luanda. Book 4 to 8 weeks ahead.
- 06Vaccines for Mozambique: malaria, yellow fever and what you need (2026)
Flying from Portugal to Mozambique? Malaria risk includes Maputo and the beaches. Yellow fever depends on stopovers longer than 12 hours in a risk country.
- 07Vaccines for Cape Verde: do you need any? (2026)
Flying from Portugal to Cape Verde? No malaria, and no required vaccine on a direct flight. Yellow fever only if you arrive from a risk country.
Travel consultation · video
Prepare your trip with a personal vaccine plan
- €39 · video consultation
- Prescriptions and vaccine plan the same day, when indicated
- Vaccines paid separately, at an International Vaccination Centre
- Vaccines for Brazil
- Vaccines for Angola
- Vaccines for Mozambique
- Vaccines for Cape Verde
- Safari in Kenya and Tanzania
- Vaccines for Thailand
- Vaccines for India
Quick table (2026 — confirm in the consultation)
| Destination | Often considered | Malaria | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Yellow fever (many regions), hepatitis A | Amazon and some areas | Certificate: entry rules change; the interior is not Rio or São Paulo |
| Angola | Yellow fever (often required on entry), hepatitis A, typhoid | Almost the whole country | Do not leave without confirming the certificate |
| Mozambique | Hepatitis A, typhoid; yellow fever if you come from an endemic country | Almost the whole country | Coast and interior do not change the malaria point |
| Cape Verde | Hepatitis A; yellow fever only if you come from a risk country | No transmission (WHO, 2024) | Direct flight from Portugal: no required vaccine |
| Kenya | Hepatitis A, typhoid; yellow fever in the Masai Mara | Below 2,500 m, including parks; rare cases in central Nairobi | Kenya → Tanzania requires a certificate |
| Tanzania / Zanzibar | Hepatitis A, typhoid; yellow fever if you come from Kenya or a stopover longer than 12 h | Below 1,800 m, including Zanzibar | Tanzania only, no long stopover: vaccine generally not required |
| Thailand | Hepatitis A, hepatitis B; typhoid and rabies depending on the route | Forest borders, not Phuket or Koh Samui | Japanese encephalitis: a month or more, or a lot of rural time |
| India | Typhoid, hepatitis A (even on short trips) | Much of the country, including Delhi and Mumbai; no risk above 2,000 m | Yellow fever if you come from a risk country |
| Peru | Yellow fever (jungle/Amazon), hepatitis A | Jungle; not the classic Cusco circuit in the same way | Altitude is a separate problem (it is not a vaccine) |
| Colombia | Yellow fever in some regions, hepatitis A | Focal | Confirm the itinerary, not just “Colombia” |
| South Africa | Hepatitis A; yellow fever mainly if the flight passes through an endemic country | North-east (Kruger and around), not Cape Town | Malaria is not “the whole country” |
| Vietnam | Hepatitis A, typhoid | Focal, not the typical city circuit | Japanese encephalitis if rural or long |
| Mexico / Jamaica / Maldives / Uruguay / Japan | Routine vaccines + hepatitis A in several of these | Usually no (focal exceptions in Mexico) | Food-borne risk is not the same as malaria |
Where to be vaccinated after the consultation
The jab, when it is yellow fever or another travel vaccine given on the international circuit, is at an International Vaccination Centre in Portugal. Yellow fever certificate is valid 10 days after the dose. City notes (in Portuguese): Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Braga, Algarve.
If your vaccine record is from another country, bring it. The consultation checks what is documented.
Frequently asked questions
Which vaccines do I need to travel from Portugal?
It depends on the itinerary, not only the country, and not on whether you are Portuguese. There are vaccines required for entry (often yellow fever), vaccines recommended because of risk (hepatitis A, typhoid), and routine vaccines. The travel consultation sets the plan and issues the prescription for the vaccination centre.
Where do I get the vaccines in Portugal?
At International Vaccination Centres, with a prescription. Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Braga and the Algarve each have a guide. CUF does not give the yellow fever circuit.
I live in Portugal but I am not Portuguese. Is this the same?
Yes. These pages assume you are leaving from Portugal. The consultation is in English. The prescription is a Portuguese electronic prescription, sent by SMS or email.
Book the travel consultation
Sources
- CDC Yellow Book
- WHO — International travel and health
- DGS
- Yellow fever and malaria maps are updated: use the consultation and the official sources on the date of the trip
This article is information. It does not replace a medical consultation. Entry rules can change; check them before you travel.
