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Our travel insurance for Greece can help protect you from costly medical bills, unexpected travel disruptions, and more. Let us help you relax and enjoy your island getaway in the Aegean.  

How our travel insurance for Greece can help you

From sudden travel delays to unexpected medical needs, our travel insurance for Greece can help cover costs for medical care, cancellations, and more, so you can focus on enjoying your trip.
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If you’re planning to explore ancient ruins …

Our travel medical insurance for Greece can help cover unexpected expenses if you trip or fall while visiting iconic sites like the Acropolis.

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If you’re island-hopping in the Aegean …

Our trip inconvenience benefit can help reimburse costs if the attraction at your destination is closed due to severe weather.

Trip inconvenience benefits
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If your flight to Athens or Mykonos is delayed …

Our travel delay benefits can help reimburse meals, hotel stays, and essentials while you wait for your flight to be rescheduled.

Handle travel delays
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If you’re renting a car to explore Crete …

Our rental car damage upgrade can help cover unexpected damage costs if you’re in an accident while driving through Crete’s scenic roads.

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Here's what you get with our comprehensive travel insurance for Greece

Want our best travel insurance for Greece? You’re in the right place. Whether you're exploring ancient ruins in Athens or island-hopping in the Aegean, our comprehensive plans are designed to help protect your health, your trip, and your wallet. 

 

Compare your options below. 

Before you buy: Our Ultimate, Advantage, and Essential plans include coverage for recreational scuba dives up to 75 feet. Planning to dive deeper into the Aegean, try paragliding over stunning coastlines, or free rock climbing on Greece’s rugged cliffs? Don’t forget to add our adventure activities upgrade for full coverage.

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Ultimate
For travelers who want maximum protection.
  • Up to $50,000 trip cancellation
  • Up to $75,000 trip interruption
  • Up to $2,000 travel delay
  • Up to $250,000 emergency medical*
  • Up to $1,000,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
Advantage
For travelers who want a step up from basic coverage.
  • Up to $10,000 trip cancellation
  • Up to $12,500 trip interruption
  • Up to $1,000 travel delay
  • Up to $50,000 emergency medical
  • Up to $250,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation
Essential
For travelers who want reliable coverage at a lower cost.
  • Up to $10,000 trip cancellation
  • Up to $10,000 trip interruption
  • Up to $600 travel delay
  • Up to $25,000 emergency medical
  • Up to $200,000 emergency evacuation and repatriation

Important:

* This coverage only applies to emergency medical expenses that first arise during your trip. You’ll have a $50 deductible if your primary residence is in Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Vermont, or Washington. Residents of New Hampshire are eligible for up to $50,000 emergency medical and dental coverage with the Ultimate plan.

 

Why vacation with our travel insurancefor Greece?

You can match your coverage to your trip and move forward with a team that understands the ups, downs, and surprises of travel.
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Personalize your policy

Planning to scuba in the Ionian Sea, rent a car in Crete, or island-hop in the Cyclades? With up to nine optional upgrades, you can tailor coverage to your adventure.

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25+ years’ experience 

We’ve helped travelers stay safe on thousands of trips to Greece — backed by decades of experience and award-winning technology.

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24/7 travel support

Whether you need a local doctor in Athens or emergency support on Santorini, our assistance provider is available anytime, anywhere in Greece.

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Get to know our coverage a little bit more

Our benefits and optional upgrades make it easy to tailor your policy to your Greece trip — whether you’re exploring ancient ruins, diving in the Aegean, or hopping through the islands. 

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Unpack our benefits

Our Greece travel insurance offers essential benefits like emergency medical care, trip interruption, and travel delay — so you can explore the Mediterranean with confidence. 

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Discover our upgrades

Our travel insurance for Greece offers up to nine optional upgrades, making it easy to customize your coverage to match your plans — from relaxing on the beaches to exploring ancient ruins. 

Pack our Travel On app

Keep your policy in your pocket — and more. Travel safer with our app’s tap-to-call 24/7 assistance, destination information, and real-time safety alerts. 

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Learn how we help protect your adventure to Greece and care for you, from start to finish.

Travel insurance isn’t required for U.S. travelers visiting Greece, but it’s a practical choice. While you can enjoy Greece without mandatory coverage, unexpected situations like medical emergencies, trip cancellations, or lost luggage can disrupt your plans.

Whether you’re exploring the Acropolis, island-hopping in the Cyclades, or relaxing on the beaches of Crete, travel insurance for Greece can help protect you from the unexpected. It’s especially useful for covering emergency medical expenses abroad, as your U.S. health insurance likely will not apply in Greece. Plus, it can reimburse you for trip interruptions or delays, helping you stay on track with your travel plans.

So, while it’s not required, travel insurance is a reliable way to help protect your Greek adventure!

If you want to visit Greece for a longer period than 90 days, you’ll need a Schengen visa and travel medical insurance for Greece.

What’s a Schengen visa and why do you need it for longer trips? Greece is part of Europe’s Schengen Zone, which allows visa-free travel for Americans staying for up to 90 days. If you’re planning to vacation within the Schengen Zone for more than 90 days, you’ll need to apply for a Schengen visa before you leave home.

To be eligible for a Schengen visa, you must have travel medical insurance for Greece with at least €30,000 (it’s around the same amount in U.S. dollars) coverage for emergency medical expenses and evacuation. Your travel medical insurance also must be valid in all Schengen countries — not just Greece, even if that’s the only country you’re going to.

Think you’ll need a Schengen visa and travel medical insurance for Greece? Our Ultimate plan can offer coverage for trips up to 180 days — and it meets the Schengen visa requirements. With Ultimate, you’ll have $250,000 emergency medical coverage ($50,000 for NH residents) and $1,000,000 emergency medical evacuation and repatriation coverage — well over the €30,000 minimum requirement for a Schengen visa.

For more information on the Schengen visa, check out the U.S. Department of State’s page for travel to the Schengen area

Even if you're traveling with a tour group, things can still go sideways. Flights get delayed, luggage goes missing, or you might need a last-minute doctor visit — even with the best-planned itinerary.

That’s where travel insurance can step in! Whether your group takes an unexpected detour or you run into a snag yourself, having travel insurance in Greece means you can tackle these surprises without letting them ruin your plans. With the right protection, you’ll be free to enjoy all the incredible moments Greece has to offer — from cruising the Aegean to exploring ancient ruins — without sweating the “what-ifs.”

While Greece can be a safe and welcoming destination, staying informed about any travel alerts can help you plan ahead.

Here are some ways to check Greece travel alerts:

Yes, you can! From exploring the sun-kissed roads of the Apollo Coast to admiring the cliffs of Meteora, our rental car damage upgrade can help protect your finances behind the wheel. If an accidental collision, theft, fire, or other eligible event damages your rental car, our road trip travel insurance may help reimburse (potentially pricey) fees from the rental company. 

Yes, you can with Travelex! All our plans offer cruise coverage, so you can soak up the magic of the Mediterranean with back-up for your finances. Whether your cruise is delayed in Corfu, you miss a port stop in Kefalonia, or you need an emergency medical evacuation from the ship near Rhodes, we can help.

Learn more about our cruise travel insurance now. 

Our base plans offer coverage for certain adventure activities like hiking the peaks of Mount Olympus, snorkeling the Blue Caves in Zakynthos, or surfing in Tinos.

Planning more adrenaline-pumping fun like bungee jumping or scuba diving deeper than 75 feet? You can add our adventure activities upgrade to your policy for coverage for some of the more thrilling activities our base plans don’t cover. 

Yes, you can. We know life happens, and sometimes travel plans take a detour. Our Ultimate, Advantage, and Essential plans may reimburse trip cancellations for eligible reasons like sudden illnesses or unexpected natural disasters.

If you’re after even more flexibility (just in case), check out our cancel for any reason upgrade*, which is available with our Ultimate plan. It lets you cancel for — you guessed it — any reason up to two days before departing and recover up to 75% of your insured trip cost.

Important: You’re only eligible for our cancel for any reason* coverage if you purchase the upgrade with the Ultimate plan within 21 days of your first trip payment and at least 31 days before your departure. Plus, you must insure all your prepaid, nonrefundable trip costs, and the total cost of your trip must be $10,000 or less.

*Cancel for any fortuitous reason for NY residents. 

If you’re hopping from Greece to other fantastic spots like Turkey, Italy, or Croatia, we can have your back for the whole adventure — as long as you’re not visiting any OFAC-sanctioned location or one of our blocked destinations.

When you get a travel insurance quote, the destination you choose should be the country where you’ll spend the most time. For example, if you’re soaking up five days on the Greek islands and capping it off with a couple of days in Italy, just put Greece as your main destination. Exploring Greece as part of a multi-stop European trip? You can also select “Europe” as your destination. 

It’s best to buy travel insurance for your Greece trip as soon as you’ve booked your flights and accommodations. Purchasing early ensures you get the most value from your plan — especially if you want trip cancellation benefits, which only apply to events that happen after your coverage is in place.

If you’re traveling during Greece’s peak summer season (June through August), it’s a good idea to secure your plan early to account for potential travel disruptions, like flight delays or cancellations because of high demand.

Buying early also gives you time to review your coverage, consider optional upgrades — like rental car protection for exploring the islands or adventure activities for hiking — and make sure your plan aligns with your Greece itinerary. 

Yes, it can, as long as you’re eligible for coverage with our pre-existing condition exclusion waiver, available with our Ultimate plan.

To qualify, you must:

  • Purchase your plan within 21 days of your initial trip payment.
  • Insure 100% of your trip cost.
  • Be medically able to travel at the time of purchase.

If you meet these criteria, the waiver may allow coverage for certain pre-existing conditions — helping you travel to Greece with added protection and support. 

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