Travel insights from Andrea Sedlacek, editor of The Compass

These Airports are Offering COVID-19 Tests to Travelers

In an effort to make it easier, safer and a little more reassuring to travel again, many airports throughout the U.S. are offering COVID-19 tests to travelers. The Vacationer, an online travel resource, compiled a list of those airports. This list may change frequently so contact the airport directly to verify the availability of testing before traveling, the location of the testing centers and any costs to get tested.

Note: As testing availability may change quickly, the information below may not be 100% up-to-date. Please check with the airport directly before arriving there for a test.

Alaska

Arizona

California

Connecticut

Florida

Hawaii

Illinois

  • O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
    • $120 for the Rapid Antigen Test of $145 for the PCR test

Massachusetts

Minnesota

New Jersey

New York

Oregon

Pennsylvania

  • Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
    • $130 fee for a PCR test or $70 for a Rapid Antigen test
  • Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
    • $95 for rapid antigen, $125 for the PCR or $175 for both

Texas

Vermont

Washington State

XpresCheck is also available to passengers in the New York City area at Newark-EWR and New York-JFK, and Boston (BOS), Denver (DEN), Salt Lake City (SLC) and Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX).

Did we miss one? Tell us in a comment below if you know of an airport offering COVID-19 testing that’s missing from our list.

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