Pet route readiness

Check the likely pet travel steps before your trip gets complicated.

PetPassage helps you understand the usual route, document, timing, and treatment basics for travelling with a dog, cat, or ferret across the EU or between Great Britain and the EU.

Built around official EU and GOV.UK pet-travel guidance
Focused on private dog, cat, and ferret trips only
Designed to flag common document and timing mistakes before travel day

Important: PetPassage is trip-prep guidance only. It does not issue certificates, replace a vet, confirm legal eligibility, or guarantee border entry.

Route Pet type

Origin EU country Destination EU country

Planned travel date

Is the pet microchipped? Microchip date Rabies vaccination date

Has rabies cover stayed continuous? Travel document path

Document issue date Will the owner travel with the pet? Owner gap in days

Number of pets Is this simple private travel? Documented event exception for more than 5 pets?

Dog tapeworm treatment date (if relevant)

Route reminder

EU-to-EU trips usually rely on a valid EU pet passport and route-specific health timing.

Best for dog, cat, and ferret private trips. Always confirm the final rules with your vet, carrier, and the relevant official guidance.

What it checks

Route direction, likely document path, microchip order, rabies timing, tapeworm timing for dogs where relevant, and the common private-travel limits that stop trips.

Best use case

Use it before booking, before asking your vet for the document, or when you want a fast plain-English route snapshot without stitching together several official pages.

What it does not do

It does not replace official guidance, carrier rules, border staff, or veterinary judgment. It also does not cover commercial movement or pet types outside dogs, cats, and ferrets.

EU pet travel rules

Official EU page covering microchips, rabies vaccination, pet passports, animal health certificates, and key non-commercial travel rules for dogs, cats, and ferrets.

Open source

GOV.UK — taking your pet abroad

Official Great Britain guidance for travelling from Great Britain into the EU, including animal health certificates and common prep steps.

Open source

GOV.UK — bringing your pet to Great Britain

Official Great Britain guidance for approved routes, entry steps, travel documents, and what can happen if the rules are missed.

Open source

GOV.UK — tapeworm treatment for dogs

Official timing window for dog tapeworm treatment before entry into Great Britain and the listed exemptions.

Open source